{"id":"F2006B07873","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Frakes (Grumman) G73 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50858,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07873-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 - Frakes (Grumman) G73 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\nFrakes (Grumman) G73 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/1\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/2\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/3\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/4\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/5\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/6\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/7\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/8\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/9\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/10\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/11\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/12\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/13\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/14\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/15\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/16\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/17\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/18\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/19\n\nSuperseded by AD/G73/21 AD/G73/20\n\nConsolidation of Previously Issued Airworthiness Directives AD/G73/21\n\nElevator Control System AD/G73/22\n\nOperation of Deicing Boots AD/G73/23","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the original scope. It is purely administrative housekeeping—consolidating existing safety requirements without expanding, restricting, or altering their substantive content. The note explicitly states each directive is re-made 'in exactly the same form' as previously published."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 500 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used (the Schedule reference)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Simple two-part structure: (a) revoke old instruments, (b) make new ones","Tabular format in Schedule 1 is straightforward mapping of old AD numbers to new","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1))","Explicit note clarifies no substantive change to technical requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes 20 legacy Airworthiness Directives for the Frakes (Grumman) G73 Mallard and reissues them as three consolidated ADs, affecting owners, operators, maintenance organisations and CASA. \n\nIt tidies regulatory paperwork by grouping decades of safety requirements into a simpler structure so compliance is easier to manage while keeping the same technical content and 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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope is unchanged. The instrument expressly revokes listed ADs and re‑makes them \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive\" (Note), so it preserves existing substantive requirements while altering instrument form and references (see instrument text and Schedule 1)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural nature: purely administrative revocation and re‑making of existing ADs rather than new substantive safety rules (see instrument paragraphs (a) and (b)).","Number of instruments involved: Schedule 1 lists many ADs being revoked and re‑made, increasing administrative tracking costs for operators and regulators.","Cross-references and supersessions: several entries are noted as \"Superseded by AD/G73/21\", requiring attention to which AD numbers remain current (see Schedule 1).","Reliance on attachments/latest published editions: the Note states each attached AD is re‑made \"in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition\", so scope depends on those published texts.","Delegated authority: action taken by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) concentrates the decision to reissue instruments in an administrative office rather than parliament.","Compliance burden: owners/operators must update compliance records, maintenance schedules and documentation to reflect the re‑issued instruments and their new references."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, revokes a set of existing Airworthiness Directives for Frakes (Grumman) G73 series aeroplanes and re‑issues each directive as a separate, attached instrument in the same form as the latest published edition. It affects aircraft owners, operators and maintenance organisations by preserving current mandatory inspection, maintenance and operational requirements while changing the form and instrument references they must comply with."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-frakes-grumman-g73-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}