{"id":"F2006B07986","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Propellers - Variable Pitch - Beechcraft","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115035,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07986-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Propellers - Variable Pitch - Beechcraft","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\nPropellers - Variable Pitch - Beechcraft\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nBeech Model 278 Series - Inspection AD/PB/1\n\nBeech Model 215, 272 and 278 Series - Inspection AD/PB/2\n\nPitch Control Bolt - Inspection AD/PB/3\n\nWooden Propeller Blades - Inspection AD/PB/4\n\nPropeller Blade Retainer Ferrule AD/PB/5","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains identical scope to the original directives. It is purely a procedural remaking exercise with no expansion of regulatory reach."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used (subregulation reference)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Simple binary structure: revoke (a) and remake (b)","Content incorporated by reference (attached ADs not reproduced in full)","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical aviation safety instrument that **revokes and immediately remakes five specific airworthiness directives** for Beechcraft variable-pitch propellers.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels) five existing safety directives for certain Beechcraft propeller models\n- **Immediately remakes** them as separate, standalone legal instruments\n- Keeps the content **exactly the same** — no changes to the actual safety requirements\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of specific Beechcraft aircraft with variable-pitch propellers, including:\n  - Model 278 Series\n  - Model 215 and 272 Series\n  - Aircraft with wooden propeller blades or specific pitch control components\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAirworthiness Directives (ADs) are **legally binding safety orders** issued when a design flaw or maintenance issue could make an aircraft unsafe. This instrument is essentially **administrative housekeeping** — updating the legal format of existing safety rules without changing their substance. The directives cover critical inspections for propeller components that could fail in flight.\n\n**Key point:** If you own one of these aircraft, **nothing changes for you** — the same inspections, deadlines, and compliance requirements remain in force."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive content of the listed Airworthiness Directives. It revokes the existing ADs listed in Schedule 1 and re-makes each as separate instruments in exactly the same form as the latest published editions (see the Note). The practical effect is a change in legal form and citation; there is no change in regulatory scope or technical requirements according to the text of this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is short and procedural (revocation and re-issuance) rather than substantive technical regulation.","Direct cross-reference to enabling power (subregulation 39.001(1)) but no complex statutory drafting within this instrument.","Attachments (the re-made ADs) are referenced but not reproduced in the supplied text, requiring users to consult the attached instruments for substantive technical requirements.","Potential administrative complexity for operators in updating records and references despite no substantive change to AD content."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes five Beechcraft propeller airworthiness directives and reissues each as a separate legal instrument under CASA authority. It does not change the substantive content of those ADs—each is re-made “in exactly the same form” as the latest published edition.\n\nAffected parties (aircraft owners, operators, maintenance organisations) must update records and references to the newly issued ADs; the impact is administrative rather than technical."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-propellers-variable-pitch-beechcraft/documents"}}