{"id":"F2006B07883","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - General Electric Turbine Engines - CF700 Series","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50881,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07883-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 - General Electric Turbine Engines - CF700 Series","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\nGeneral Electric Turbine Engines - CF700 Series\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nMajor Rotating Components - Life Limits - CANCELLED AD/CF700/1\n\nNo. 1 Bearing AD/CF700/2\n\nCompressor Rotor Assembly AD/CF700/3\n\nStage 1 Turbine Wheel AD/CF700/4\n\nStage 2 Turbine Wheels AD/CF700/5\n\nFuel Nozzle AD/CF700/6\n\nAccessory Drive Gearbox Dowel Pin AD/CF700/7\n\nFan Centre Vent System AD/CF700/8\n\nTurbine Casing Aft Flange AD/CF700/9\n\nTurbine Section AD/CF700/10\n\nImproved Combustion Liner Rivets AD/CF700/11\n\nFirst And Second Stage Turbine Wheels AD/CF700/12\n\nAft Fan Rotor Blades AD/CF700/13\n\nCompressor Discs AD/CF700/14\n\nFan Guard Replacement AD/CF700/15\n\nTurbine Torque Rings and Compressor Driveshafts AD/CF700/16","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function described in its title — revoking and remaking Airworthiness Directives. There is no scope creep; it is purely a mechanical reissuance of existing safety requirements in a different legal format."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 500 words)","Only 2 operative paragraphs (revocation and remaking)","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Simple tabular schedule listing 16 items","Cross-reference only to enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1)) and the attached directives themselves","Straightforward administrative action with no substantive legal changes"],"plain_english_summary":"CASA has reorganised airworthiness directives for General Electric CF700 turbine engines: 16 existing ADs are revoked and reissued as 16 separate standalone legal instruments, with no change to their substance. One AD (AD/CF700/1) was previously cancelled, so 15 directives are actively reissued.\n\nThis is a legal-format housekeeping measure that preserves existing mandatory inspection, repair and replacement obligations and affects CF700 engine owners, operators, maintenance engineers and maintenance organisations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or technical requirements of the listed Airworthiness Directives; it only changes their legal form by revoking the listed ADs and re-making each as a separate attached instrument in the same form as the latest published edition."},"complexity_factors":["Simple legal action: revocation and re-making of existing instruments with no substantive content change","Multiple directives listed (15 entries), requiring separate attached instruments for each AD","Reference to statutory authority (subregulation 39.001(1)) and delegate action (David Alan Villiers)","Administrative/compliance tracking burden on operators and maintenance organisations due to separate instrument status","One entry (AD/CF700/1) is expressly marked CANCELLED, creating a small discontinuity to note"],"plain_english_summary":"Under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998, this instrument revokes a listed set of Airworthiness Directives for General Electric CF700 turbine engines and remakes each directive as a separate attached instrument, reproducing the latest published AD text unchanged. It affects aircraft operators, maintenance organisations and parts suppliers, who must comply with the re-made ADs; the practical effect is administrative (separate legal instruments and citation) rather than a change to technical maintenance requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-general-electric-turbine-engines-cf700-series/documents"}}