{"id":"F2006B07867","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Flight Management Systems","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50845,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07867-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 - Flight Management Systems","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\n I, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\n Authority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\n Aviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n (a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\n Schedule 1; and\n\n (b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\n Directive mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n \n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n David Villiers\n\n Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n \n\n  20 December 2004\n\n Note:   Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\n same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n \n\n\n Schedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\n Airworthiness Directives\n\n Flight Management Systems\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Honeywell Flight Management Systems - CANCELLED AD/FMS/1\n\n Honeywell IC-600 Integrated Avionics Computers AD/FMS/2\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is purely an administrative remaking exercise. The note explicitly states each directive is being re-made 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' The scope remains identical to the original directives — no expansion or alteration of regulatory coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 2 substantive items in Schedule 1","No defined terms section","Simple binary structure: (a) revoke, (b) remake","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (subregulation 39.001(1))","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Administrative machinery provision rather than substantive technical requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an official decision by a delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to update Australia's aviation safety rules. Specifically, it **revokes (cancels) two old safety directives** about flight management systems and **remakes them as new, separate legal instruments**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Cancels two existing Airworthiness Directives (ADs) — these are mandatory safety instructions that aircraft owners must follow to keep their planes airworthy\n- Reissues them as fresh legal documents in exactly the same form as before\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of aircraft with **Honeywell Flight Management Systems** and **Honeywell IC-600 Integrated Avionics Computers**\n- These are typically found in commercial and business aircraft\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAirworthiness Directives are legally binding safety requirements. This administrative \"revoke and remake\" process ensures the directives remain valid legal instruments under current regulations, even though the technical safety requirements themselves haven't changed. It's housekeeping to maintain legal enforceability."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or requirements of the affected Airworthiness Directives. It revokes the listed ADs and re‑makes them as separate instruments in the same form as the latest published editions (see Schedule 1 and the Note). The legal effect is administrative republication rather than substantive amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single‑purpose administrative instrument limited to revocation and re‑making of listed ADs","Clear statutory power cited (subregulation 39.001(1))","Substantive obligations are contained in the attached ADs rather than in this instrument, so users must consult separate documents","No novel regulatory concepts, definitions, or multi‑party obligations introduced here","Reliance on the \"latest published edition\" language requires cross‑checking external published AD material for full effect"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, signed by a CASA delegate, revokes and re‑makes two Honeywell airworthiness directives as separate instruments, republishing them in the same form as the latest editions. It principally affects aircraft operators, owners and maintenance organisations bound by those ADs. This is administrative housekeeping: substantive obligations, compliance costs and enforcement remain unchanged."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-flight-management-systems/documents"}}