{"id":"F2006B07915","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Lockheed P2V (SP-2H) Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50950,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07915-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 - Lockheed P2V (SP-2H) 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\ntitle: I, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\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 Lockheed P2V (SP-2H) Series Aeroplanes\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Wing Lower Surface Between Fuselage and Inboard Engine Nacelle AD/P2V/1\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains identical scope to the original directive. The explicit note confirms the directive is being remade \"in exactly the same form\" — this is purely a machinery-of-government reclassification to comply with legislative instrument requirements, not an expansion of regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used (the aircraft type)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1))","Simple binary structure: (a) revoke, (b) remake","Single schedule with only one entry","No conditional logic, exceptions, or operative provisions — the actual technical requirements are contained in an attached (but not reproduced) directive"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThis instrument is a formal decision by a senior official at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to **revoke and immediately remake** a specific airworthiness directive for a particular aircraft type.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Owners and operators** of Lockheed P2V (SP-2H) series aeroplanes — these are military-style maritime patrol aircraft, sometimes used for firefighting or historical purposes in Australia.\n- **Maintenance engineers** and organisations responsible for keeping these aircraft airworthy.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nAirworthiness Directives (ADs) are **legally binding safety orders** issued by CASA. They require specific inspections, repairs, or modifications to aircraft to address unsafe conditions. If you don't comply, you can't legally fly the aircraft.\n\nThis document does **not** change the actual safety requirements. It is an **administrative housekeeping exercise** — the delegate is cancelling the old version of the directive and reissuing it as a standalone instrument. This is likely due to changes in how CASA structures its regulations (moving ADs from being \"regulations\" to being \"legislative instruments\" under the *Legislative Instruments Act 2003*).\n\n**The specific safety issue:**\n\nThe remade directive (AD/P2V/1) concerns the **wing lower surface between the fuselage and the inboard engine nacelle** — a structural area prone to fatigue or damage that needs monitoring on these ageing aircraft.\n\n**Bottom line:** If you operate a P2V Neptune, you still have to follow the same inspection rules as before. The paperwork just moved to a different filing cabinet."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument revokes and re-makes the specified Airworthiness Directive(s) but states explicitly that each re-made AD is identical in wording to the latest published edition. There is therefore no change in substantive scope or technical obligations effected by this instrument; the change is administrative/formal (see opening paragraph, Schedule 1, and the note)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, administrative scope limited to revocation and re-making of existing AD(s) rather than substantive regulatory change.","Reference to delegated statutory authority (subregulation 39.001(1)) requires basic understanding of delegation in regulatory instruments.","Dependence on attached AD text and the \"latest published edition\" — locating and comparing editions adds practical steps for affected parties.","Technical subject matter of the underlying AD (airworthiness requirements for Lockheed P2V/SP-2H) may be complex for non-technical stakeholders, but this instrument itself does not alter technical requirements.","Use of separate instruments and attachments means readers must track multiple documents to confirm obligations and citations."],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument has CASA’s delegate revoke listed airworthiness directives and re‑issue each as a separate attached legal instrument — specifically remaking AD/P2V/1 for Lockheed P2V (SP‑2H) aeroplanes. It’s an administrative re‑issuance: the ADs are identical in substance to their latest published editions, so obligations for affected owners/operators remain unchanged."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-lockheed-p2v-sp-2h-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}