{"id":"F2006B07912","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Lancair Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50943,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07912-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 - Lancair Series Aeroplanes","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 Lancair Series Aeroplanes\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Canopy Latching AD/LANCAIR/1\n\n Fuel Tanks AD/LANCAIR/2\n\n Fibre Composite Primary Structure AD/LANCAIR/3\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as the original directives. The note explicitly states each directive is being 're-made in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' There is no expansion of regulatory reach — it is purely a procedural reissuance."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 500 words)","Only 3 defined items (the three AD numbers in Schedule 1)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions","Single operative provision with two straightforward actions (revoke and remake)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1))","Administrative remaking instrument with explicit note that substance is unchanged"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a formal aviation safety instrument issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in December 2004. It does two things:\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels) three existing Airworthiness Directives for Lancair series aeroplanes\n- **Remakes** those same three directives as separate, standalone legal instruments\n\n**The three directives being remade cover:**\n- **Canopy Latching** (AD/LANCAIR/1) — safety requirements for how the cockpit canopy locks and seals\n- **Fuel Tanks** (AD/LANCAIR/2) — safety requirements for the aircraft's fuel system\n- **Fibre Composite Primary Structure** (AD/LANCAIR/3) — safety requirements for the carbon fibre/composite materials that form the main body of these aircraft\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of Lancair series aeroplanes (these are kit-built, high-performance amateur-built aircraft)\n- Maintenance organisations servicing these aircraft\n- CASA itself, as the regulator\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAirworthiness Directives are legally binding safety orders. They require specific inspections, modifications, or operational limits to address unsafe conditions in aircraft. This instrument is essentially an administrative housekeeping exercise — the directives themselves remain unchanged in substance (\"re-made in exactly the same form\"), but they are being reissued as separate instruments rather than grouped together. This likely improves clarity and makes each directive easier to reference and enforce individually.\n\n**Key point:** The actual safety requirements for Lancair aircraft are NOT changing — this is purely about how the rules are packaged and published."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or content of the listed Airworthiness Directives. It revokes those ADs and re-makes them \"in exactly the same form\" as the latest published editions, preserving the original technical and compliance requirements while changing the legal form of the instruments (see the revocation/making clause and the Note)."},"complexity_factors":["Short, narrowly focused instrument with a single procedural purpose (revocation and re-issuance).","Dependence on the full text of the attached Airworthiness Directives for any substantive technical or compliance details.","Legal cross-reference to a specific delegation provision (subregulation 39.001(1)) that establishes the decision-maker's authority.","Multiple named ADs listed in Schedule 1 requiring stakeholders to check each attached document for detail.","Procedural administrative effects (revocation/re-making) that require updating records despite no substantive change."],"plain_english_summary":"The CASA delegate formally revokes three existing Airworthiness Directives for Lancair series aeroplanes and re‑issues each as a separate attached instrument, using the same wording as the latest published editions. Affected parties are Lancair owners/operators; the move is procedural — it does not change substantive obligations or costs, though operators and the regulator may need minor administrative updates to reflect the re‑made ADs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lancair-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}