{"id":"F2006B07812","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Cessna 650 (Citation III) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50681,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07812-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Cessna 650 (Citation III) Series Aeroplanes","content":"Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\nI, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\nAuthority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\nAviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n(a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\nSchedule 1; and\n\n(b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\nDirective mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers\n\nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n20 December 2004\n\nNote: Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\nsame form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n  \nSchedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\nAirworthiness Directives\n\nCessna 650 (Citation III) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nElevator Balance AD/CESSNA 650/1\n\nAirborne Auxiliary Power - Inspection of Main Fuel Manifold AD/CESSNA 650/2\n\nElevator Torque Tube Inboard Attach Fittings AD/CESSNA 650/3\n\nThrust Reverser Throttle Load Limiter AD/CESSNA 650/4\n\nEngine and Flight Data Monitoring AD/CESSNA 650/5\n\nMLG Side Brace Assembly AD/CESSNA 650/6 Amdt 1","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly what its title states — revocation and remaking of specific ADs. There is no expansion beyond the original scope of the six listed Airworthiness Directives. The substance of the safety requirements remains unchanged."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used ('Airworthiness Directive')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1))","Simple binary structure: revoke (a) and remake (b)","No conditional logic or exceptions","Schedule 1 is a simple table with 6 entries","Attached instruments not reproduced in full (referenced only)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical aviation safety instrument that **revokes and immediately remakes six existing safety rules** for a specific type of business jet — the Cessna 650 (Citation III) series.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** six existing Airworthiness Directives (ADs) — these are legally binding safety instructions issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)\n- **Remakes** those same six ADs as separate, standalone legal instruments\n- The remade ADs are **identical** to the previous versions — no changes to the actual safety requirements\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of Cessna 650 (Citation III) business jets\n- Maintenance organisations servicing these aircraft\n- CASA itself (administratively)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a **housekeeping exercise**. CASA is reorganising how these safety rules are structured legally — likely to improve clarity, separate them for easier reference, or comply with changes in how regulations must be formatted. The actual safety requirements (about elevators, fuel systems, landing gear, etc.) stay exactly the same. No aircraft need modification that wasn't already required.\n\n**The six safety rules cover:**\n- Elevator balance and torque tube fittings (flight control safety)\n- Fuel manifold inspections (fire/explosion prevention)\n- Thrust reverser systems (landing safety)\n- Engine and flight data monitoring (operational safety)\n- Main landing gear side brace assembly (structural integrity)"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope is not changed. The instrument revokes the listed Cessna 650 ADs and remakes them \"in exactly the same form\" as the latest published editions, so existing obligations and affected parties remain the same; the change is procedural/formatting rather than substantive."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action only: revocation and re-making of existing ADs in identical form reduces substantive legal change and complexity.","Multiple instruments involved: six separate ADs are listed, requiring stakeholders to track each instrument individually (Schedule 1 list).","Legal authority and formal mechanism: action taken by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) (instrument text), requiring familiarity with that regulation.","Amendment tracking: one AD is listed with an amendment (AD/CESSNA 650/6 Amdt 1), so version control and amendment history matter for compliance.","Operational uncertainty unless attachments consulted: the instrument does not reproduce the substance of each AD; affected parties must consult the attached ADs for concrete obligations, inspections and compliance steps (note in instrument).","Record-keeping and enforcement implications: reorganising directives as separate instruments may change how compliance is documented and enforced administratively."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this instrument revokes a set of Cessna 650 (Citation III) Airworthiness Directives and remakes each one as a separate instrument in the same form. It affects owners, operators and maintenance organisations of Cessna 650 aircraft; a CASA delegate issues it under subregulation 39.001(1), preserving existing inspection, repair and compliance obligations while changing how those directives are recorded legally."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-cessna-650-citation-iii-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}