{"id":"F2006B07866","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Fire Protection Equipment","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50843,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07866-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 - Fire Protection Equipment","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\nFire Protection Equipment\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nGraviner Automatic Fire Extinguisher Cartridges Mk 2 - Inspection - AD/FPE/1\n\nWalter Kidde Fire Extinguisher Stop Valve - Modification - CANCELLED AD/FPE/2\n\nWalter Kidde Fire Extinguisher - Inspection - CANCELLED AD/FPE/3\n\nAutomatic Fire Extinguisher - Graviner - Inspection and Replacement - AD/FPE/4\n\nAutomatic Fire Extinguisher Container - Graviner - Inspection and Replacement AD/FPE/5\n\nFire Extinguishant Systems AD/FPE/6 Amdt 7\n\nKidde Water Based Fire Extinguisher Cartridge Holder - Inspection AD/FPE/7\n\nFire Bottle Discharge Cartridges - Inspection AD/FPE/8\n\nPortable Extinguisher Discharge Head Trigger AD/FPE/9\n\nPortable Fire Extinguisher AD/FPE/10\n\nEngine and Auxiliary Power Unit Fire Extinguishers AD/FPE/11\n\nFire Extinguisher Bottle Cartridges AD/FPE/12\n\nFirst Technology Fire and Safety Toilet Compartment Fire Extinguishers AD/FPE/13\n\nModel T1-FM 100 Fire Extinguisher AD/FPE/14\n\nOverland Aviation Services Fire Extinguisher Cartridges AD/FPE/15\n\nRemoval of Kidde Fire Extinguishers P/N 898052 from Service AD/FPE/16","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope of the listed ADs. It revokes the named ADs and remakes each in the same form as the latest published edition (note in instrument). Two items in the Schedule are already marked CANCELLED and remain so."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative re-issuance of multiple ADs as separate instruments (Schedule 1) rather than substantive amendment.","Technical nature of underlying ADs: compliance requires specialist maintenance and parts actions not detailed here.","Presence of entries marked CANCELLED (AD/FPE/2, AD/FPE/3) adds record-keeping/clarity needs for operators.","Decision made under subregulation 39.001(1) — legal authority is straightforward but creates centralised delegative discretion.","Attachments referenced but not reproduced here, requiring stakeholders to consult the separate AD texts for operational detail."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes the listed Airworthiness Directives (ADs) relating to fire protection equipment and reissues each as a separate AD. Mechanically, the CASA delegate cancels the originals and makes new instruments in the same form as the published directives. \n\nIt applies to aircraft operators, maintenance organisations and parts suppliers that must comply with those fire-protection ADs. Compliance obligations, technical requirements and associated costs remain with those parties; the decision is made by the CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a technical remaking instrument that explicitly preserves the original scope. The note states each AD is being re-made 'in exactly the same form' as the latest published edition. The scope remains limited to fire protection equipment maintenance and inspection requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","Only one substantive operative provision (subregulation 39.001(1))","Simple binary structure: revoke old instruments, make new ones","Schedule 1 is a straightforward table with 16 entries","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation","Administrative remaking instrument with no policy changes"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA order revokes 16 existing airworthiness directives relating to aircraft fire protection and immediately remakes them as separate legal instruments with their content unchanged. Two specific ADs (AD/FPE/2 and AD/FPE/3) are marked CANCELLED.\n\nIt affects Australian aircraft owners/operators, maintenance engineers, and fire‑safety equipment suppliers. It preserves all current, legally binding safety obligations while reorganising the ADs into a clearer administrative format."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fire-protection-equipment/documents"}}