{"id":"F2006B07861","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) Series Helicopters","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50832,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07861-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 - Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) Series Helicopters","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\nEurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) Series Helicopters\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nTail Rotor and Tail Gearbox Support - Inspection AD/DAUPHIN/1\n\nTail Fin Ballast Weight - Installation AD/DAUPHIN/2\n\nMain Rotor Mast Control Bolts - CANCELLED AD/DAUPHIN/3\n\nFin to Tailboom Attachments AD/DAUPHIN/4 Amdt 4\n\nRetirement Life - Fatigue Critical Components AD/DAUPHIN/5 Amdt 6\n\nTail Rotor Head - Rotating Fairings and Hub Body AD/DAUPHIN/6 Amdt 2\n\nLong Slides for Pilot & Co-Pilot Seats - Modification AD/DAUPHIN/7\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser Spar Tube - Inspection AD/DAUPHIN/8\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser Attachment Flanges - Modification AD/DAUPHIN/9\n\nRetirement Life - Flexible Couplings on MGB Input End AD/DAUPHIN/10\n\nMain Rotor Mast AD/DAUPHIN/11 Amdt 2\n\nSecuraiglon (Ex LAiglon) Safety Belts - Modification AD/DAUPHIN/12\n\nTail Rotor Drive Shaft Bearing Block Assembly - CANCELLED AD/DAUPHIN/13\n\nMain Rotor Gearbox Oil Drain Plug - Inspection and Rework AD/DAUPHIN/14\n\nMain Rotor Sleeve Beams - CANCELLED AD/DAUPHIN/15\n\nFuel Filter AD/DAUPHIN/16\n\nHydraulic System AD/DAUPHIN/17\n\nEngine Fuel Tube Interference AD/DAUPHIN/18\n\nConsolidation of Early Airworthiness Directives AD/DAUPHIN/19\n\nMain Rotor Servo Inspection AD/DAUPHIN/20\n\nTail Rotor Pitch Change Spider and Blade Horn Foot AD/DAUPHIN/21\n\nTRGB Mounting Tripod AD/DAUPHIN/22\n\nTail Rotor Gearbox Mounting Tripod Internal Surfaces AD/DAUPHIN/23\n\nRotating Swashplate Bearing AD/DAUPHIN/24 Amdt 1\n\nMGB Support Bar Shackle AD/DAUPHIN/25\n\nTail Rotor Control Shaft AD/DAUPHIN/26 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Blades AD/DAUPHIN/27 Amdt 6\n\nFront Passenger Door AD/DAUPHIN/28\n\nMain Rotor Mast AD/DAUPHIN/29\n\n  \nBaggage Hold Fire Detectors AD/DAUPHIN/30\n\nElectric Hoist Installation AD/DAUPHIN/31\n\nMain Rotor Shaft AD/DAUPHIN/32\n\nLucas Air Equipment Hoist - Explosive Squib AD/DAUPHIN/33\n\nMain Rotor Pitch Change Horn Bushes AD/DAUPHIN/34 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Kevlar Tie Bar AD/DAUPHIN/35 Amdt 3\n\nElectronic/Electric Panels AD/DAUPHIN/36\n\nTripod AD/DAUPHIN/37\n\nFront Passenger Door Jettison Mechanism AD/DAUPHIN/38\n\nAttachment of Outboard Fins AD/DAUPHIN/39 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Shaft AD/DAUPHIN/40\n\nFree Wheel Assembly AD/DAUPHIN/41\n\nFuel Filter Elements AD/DAUPHIN/42\n\nMain Rotor Head Frequency Adapter AD/DAUPHIN/43\n\nTail Rotor Hub Fairing AD/DAUPHIN/44\n\nTransmission Deck Beams AD/DAUPHIN/45\n\nMain Rotor Gearbox Suspension Diagonal Cross-Member AD/DAUPHIN/46 Amdt 1\n\nSingle Pole Circuit Breakers AD/DAUPHIN/47\n\nConnectral Electrical Connection Modules AD/DAUPHIN/48\n\nMRH Spherical Thrust Bearings/Attach Beams Attachment Bolts AD/DAUPHIN/49\n\nEnlarged Sliding Doors - Window AD/DAUPHIN/50 Amdt 1\n\nFerry Fuel Tanks AD/DAUPHIN/51\n\nMain Rotor Blade Life Limits AD/DAUPHIN/52\n\nFuselage 9 Degree Frame Stretcher Support AD/DAUPHIN/53\n\nFuselage 9 Degree Frame Reinforced Latch Support AD/DAUPHIN/54\n\nTail Rotor Pitch Change Control Rods AD/DAUPHIN/55 Amdt 1\n\nSIREN Cargo Hooks AD/DAUPHIN/56\n\nEngine Air Inlet Sand Filters AD/DAUPHIN/57\n\nMain Gearbox Torque Tightening AD/DAUPHIN/58 Amdt 1\n\n'TRW-SAMM' Main Servocontrols AD/DAUPHIN/59\n\nMain Rotor and Tail Rotor Dynamic Components AD/DAUPHIN/60 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Blades - CANCELLED AD/DAUPHIN/61\n\nWheel Brake Hose AD/DAUPHIN/62\n\nTail Rotor Blade Tuning Weights AD/DAUPHIN/63\n\nFuel - Air Vent Hoses AD/DAUPHIN/64 Amdt 1\n\nLanding Gear Brace Strut Actuator AD/DAUPHIN/65\n\n  \nFlight Control Stop Screws AD/DAUPHIN/66 Amdt 1\n\nCARGO AIDS Cargo Release Units AD/DAUPHIN/67\n\nMain Gearbox Base Plate AD/DAUPHIN/68\n\nHoist Hooks AD/DAUPHIN/69\n\nSliding Doors AD/DAUPHIN/70\n\nHoist Operator's Belt Snap Hook AD/DAUPHIN/71\n\nHydraulic Power - Hydraulic Pipes Clamps AD/DAUPHIN/72\n\nMain Rotor Drive Gear Box Oil Pressure AD/DAUPHIN/73\n\nMain Gear Box - Planet Gear Carrier AD/DAUPHIN/74\n\nFire Protection - Engine Fire Extinguishers AD/DAUPHIN/75","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument revokes and re‑makes the listed Airworthiness Directives in exactly the same form as their latest published editions; it does not change the substantive scope or obligations of those ADs."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative character: instrument only revokes and reissues existing ADs under subregulation 39.001(1), so no new substantive rules are created.","Large enumeration: Schedule lists many individual ADs (including some marked CANCELLED), increasing the procedural and tracking burden for operators and maintainers.","Cross-reference reliance: re‑made ADs adopt the 'latest published edition' wording, requiring users to consult external published Directives to know current details.","Clarity of discretion: decision is exercised by a CASA delegate (named), but the instrument signals limited substantive discretion because directives are reissued unchanged.","Operational compliance burden: while unchanged materially, the act of reissuance may require administrative updates to operator records and maintenance programs."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, revokes a list of Airworthiness Directives and re‑makes each as a separate instrument for Eurocopter SA 360 and SA 365 (Dauphin) series helicopters. The re‑made directives are stated to be in exactly the same form as the latest published edition. It affects owners and operators of those helicopter types, who remain subject to the listed ADs; mechanically this is an administrative reissuance rather than a substantive change to safety obligations."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as the original Airworthiness Directives. The note explicitly states each directive is being re-made \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.\" This is purely a legal housekeeping exercise to transition the directives to a new regulatory framework without altering their substantive safety requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, single-purpose instrument with no conditional logic or cross-references within the text itself","Only 1 defined term implied (the Schedule 1 reference to attached directives)","No nested exceptions or complex operational rules in this instrument — the complexity lies in the 75 attached directives which are not reproduced here","Straightforward binary structure: revoke old directives, make new ones","Minimal legislative machinery — essentially a procedural re-enactment instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA Airworthiness Directive revokes and immediately remakes 75 existing safety orders for Eurocopter SA 360/365 (Dauphin) helicopters, affecting owners, operators, maintenance engineers and pilots. It reissues the same legally binding inspection, repair and modification requirements under updated regulations to ensure continued legal validity — no new safety mandates are introduced, though some previous directives are cancelled and others remain amended."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-eurocopter-sa-360-and-sa-365-dauphin-series-he/documents"}}