{"id":"F2006B07876","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Fuji FA-200 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50865,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07876-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 - Fuji FA-200 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\nFuji FA-200 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nBattery Leads - Identification and Relocation AD/FA-200/1\n\nNose Landing Gear Piston Stop Plate and Screws - Modification AD/FA-200/2\n\nPropeller Blade Inspection and Operating Restriction AD/FA-200/3\n\nMain Fuel Tank Vent - Modification AD/FA-200/4\n\nFuselage Skin - Modification AD/FA-200/5\n\nSuperseded by AD/FA-200/10 AD/FA-200/6\n\nRudder Cables - Inspection and Modification AD/FA-200/7\n\nPitot Static Water Drain Access - Modification AD/FA-200/8\n\nEngine Driven Fuel Pump Outlet Tee - Replacement AD/FA-200/9 Amdt 1\n\nOil Cooler Lines - Modification AD/FA-200/10\n\nParking Brake Control Cable - Inspection AD/FA-200/11\n\nAuxiliary Fuel Pump - Modification AD/FA-200/12\n\nSpin Recovery Placard - Replacement AD/FA-200/13\n\nMain Landing Gear Assemblies - Modification AD/FA-200/14\n\nNose Landing Gear Piston Stop Plate Screws - Modification AD/FA-200/15\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installation - Modification AD/FA-200/16\n\nrobatic Fatigue Life Limitation AD/FA-200/17 Amdt 1\n\nFuel System - Placard Installation AD/FA-200/18\n\nRudder Pedal System AD/FA-200/19 Amdt 2\n\nFuselage Rear Bulkhead - Inspection AD/FA-200/20\n\nTeijin Seiki Fuel Strainer P/N Fif-40000 - Inspection and Modification AD/FA-200/21\n\nFuel Selector Valve AD/FA-200/22\n\nControl Column AD/FA-200/23 Amdt 1\n\nElevator Torque Tube Corrosion AD/FA-200/24\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser Forward Spar - CANCELLED AD/FA-200/25","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not broaden or alter the substantive scope of regulation. It is administrative: the delegate revokes the listed ADs and re‑issues each one in the same form as the latest published edition. It preserves existing obligations rather than adding new technical requirements or expanding the class of regulated aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument of an administrative nature (single-page action: revoke and re-make ADs).","Cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, subregulation 39.001(1).","Schedule 1 lists 25 AD entries for the Fuji FA-200 series (including amended ADs, one superseded, one cancelled).","Some ADs referenced have amendment history (Amdt 1, Amdt 2) which creates minor tracking complexity.","Technical complexity is concentrated in the individual ADs (inspections/modifications) rather than in this instrument's drafting.","Conditional notes in the Schedule (e.g., 'Superseded by', 'CANCELLED') require checking the underlying AD texts for current effect."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- A delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) uses the power in subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 to revoke a group of airworthiness directives (ADs) that apply to Fuji FA-200 series aeroplanes and to re‑issue each of them as a separate legal instrument.  \n- The instrument lists the affected ADs in Schedule 1 and states that each attached AD is being re‑made exactly as it appears in the latest published edition.\n\nWho is affected\n\n- Owners and operators of Fuji FA‑200 series aircraft.  \n- Maintenance organisations, mechanics and parts suppliers who perform inspections, modifications or replacements required by the listed ADs.  \n- Aircraft registrars and CASA inspectors responsible for monitoring compliance.\n\nWhat the listed ADs require (summary of types of actions)\n\n- The ADs impose specific mandatory actions such as inspections, part replacements, modifications, placard installations, operating restrictions, and periodic checks (for example: fuel system placards, inspection of propeller blades, relocation of battery leads, landing‑gear modifications).  \n- Some ADs listed are amendments of earlier ADs (noted as \"Amdt\"), one AD is marked as superseded by a later AD, and one entry is marked cancelled.\n\nWhy this matters (official purpose and practical implications)\n\n- The instrument preserves the current safety requirements by re‑issuing the existing ADs as formal, separate legal instruments. The stated purpose (in the instrument) is administrative: to revoke then re‑make the ADs in the same form as the latest published versions.  \n\nPractical consequences, incentives and costs\n\n- Who pays: aircraft owners/operators pay direct costs of complying with each AD (parts, labour, downtime).  \n- Who decides: CASA (through its delegate) decides which ADs are issued; individual operators decide when and how to schedule compliance subject to the AD deadlines.  \n- Behavioural effects: operators must arrange inspections or modifications listed in each AD before the aircraft may continue to operate where the AD imposes an operating restriction. Maintenance providers gain demand for work related to compliance.  \n- Compliance burden: varies by AD — some require simple placard installations or inspections, others require parts replacement or structural modification, which can be more costly and time‑consuming.  \n- Implementation risk and discretion: this instrument is administrative housekeeping. Because each AD is re‑made in the same form as the latest published edition, discretionary change by the delegate in this instrument is minimal; substantive discretion remains in the normal AD‑making process under CASR.\n\nTrade‑offs and opportunity costs\n\n- The economic trade‑off is standard for ADs: safety mandates that can reduce accident risk in return for costs to operators (repairs, inspections, downtime). The instrument itself does not create new technical requirements; it preserves existing ones.  \n- Concentration of benefits/costs: benefits (reduced technical/safety risk) accrue to aircraft occupants and the public; costs are concentrated on individual aircraft owners/operators who must pay for compliance.  \n\nNet effect\n\n- This instrument is an administrative re‑issuance of existing mandatory airworthiness requirements for the Fuji FA‑200 fleet. It maintains enforceable safety obligations without changing their substance; it therefore preserves existing compliance obligations and their associated costs and operational impacts (see Schedule 1 for the list of specific ADs)."},"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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow administrative purpose. The note explicitly states each directive is being remade in exactly the same form, confirming no expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple two-part structure: (a) revoke old directives, (b) make new ones","Schedule 1 is a straightforward table listing 25 directives by name and number","Single cross-reference to subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (the enabling power)","No substantive legal drafting — purely procedural/administrative"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an administrative instrument that tidies up safety rules for a specific type of Japanese-built aircraft (the Fuji FA-200 series). The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is revoking 25 old Airworthiness Directives (safety orders that tell aircraft owners what repairs or inspections they must do) and immediately remaking them as separate, standalone legal instruments. This is essentially a paperwork exercise — the actual safety requirements aren't changing. The note confirms each directive is being remade in exactly the same form as before. This affects owners and operators of Fuji FA-200 aeroplanes, ensuring their maintenance obligations remain clear and legally current."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-fuji-fa-200-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}