{"id":"F2006B08002","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Robinson R22 Series Helicopters","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115059,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08002-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 - Robinson R22 Series Helicopters","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\nRobinson R22 Series Helicopters\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nMain Rotor Blade AD/R22/1 Amdt 1\n\nTailcone Support Structure - Inspection AD/R22/2\n\nTail Rotor Transmission - Inspection AD/R22/3 Amdt 1\n\nRetirement Lives - Fatigue Critical Components AD/R22/4 Amdt 7\n\nMain Gearbox Flexible Coupling Yokes - Inspection AD/R22/5 Amdt 2\n\nA628-1 and -2 Seat Harness Assembly Latch Modification AD/R22/6\n\nMain Rotor Blades S/Nos. 1 to 91 - Replacement - CANCELLED AD/R22/7\n\nControl Systems Safety Washers - Installation AD/R22/8\n\nMain Rotor Blades - Inspection and Retirement - CANCELLED AD/R22/9 Amdt 4\n\nTail Rotor Drive Shaft Damper Clips - Replacement AD/R22/10\n\nClutch Shaft Plug Installation - Inspection AD/R22/11\n\nUpper Steel Tube Frames AD/R22/12 Amdt 2\n\nTail Rotor Drive Shaft - Replacement AD/R22/13\n\nMain Rotor Low R.P.M. Warning - Modification - CANCELLED AD/R22/14\n\nUpper Steel Tube Frames - CANCELLED AD/R22/15\n\nLower Actuator Bearing AD/R22/16 Amdt 4\n\nClutch Lock Switch - Modification AD/R22/17\n\nActuator Drive Screw A506-1 - Replacement AD/R22/18\n\nVee Belt Guide - Installation AD/R22/19\n\nPush Pull Tubes and Guides - Inspection and Modification AD/R22/20\n\nSprag Clutch Replacement AD/R22/21 Amdt 2\n\nGascolator Fuel Filter - Inspection AD/R22/22\n\nMain Rotor Gearbox Ring Gear Bolts - Inspection and Modification AD/R22/23\n\nLower Actuator Bearing Mounting Brackets AD/R22/24 Amdt 1\n\nAirframe - Overhaul - CANCELLED AD/R22/25 Amdt 2\n\nClutch Actuator Overtravel Limit Switch AD/R22/26\n\nVertical Fin Attachments AD/R22/27\n\nAM-Safe Harness Buckle Assemblies AD/R22/28\n\nMain Rotor Pitch Link AD/R22/29\n\n  \nMain Rotor Spindle AD/R22/30 Amdt 5\n\nMain Rotor Blades AD/R22/31 Amdt 11\n\nCarburettor Air Box Latches AD/R22/32\n\nTail Rotor Pedal Retaining Clip AD/R22/33\n\nSuspect Bolts AD/R22/34\n\nRotor Mast Shaft Nuts AD/R22/35 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Blades - 2 AD/R22/36\n\nForward Flexplate AD/R22/37 Amdt 2\n\nTail Rotor Gearbox Output Shaft Key AD/R22/38 Amdt 1\n\nUpper Clutch Actuator Bearing AD/R22/39\n\nPlacard To Prohibit Pushovers AD/R22/40\n\nUpper Steel Tube Frames - 2 AD/R22/41 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Blades AD/R22/42\n\nTail Rotor Blades AD/R22/43\n\nV Belt Upper Sheave AD/R22/44\n\nThrottle Governor and Low RPM Warning AD/R22/45\n\nMA-4-5 Carburettor AD/R22/46\n\nFuel Tank Vent System AD/R22/47\n\nSprag Clutch AD/R22/48\n\nMain Rotor Drive Shaft Yoke Half Assembly AD/R22/49\n\nTail Rotor Pitch Control Assembly AD/R22/50\n\nMain Rotor Clutch Shaft AD/R22/51 Amdt 1","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope is unchanged. The instrument expressly revokes the listed ADs and re‑issues them in the same form as their latest published editions (source: instrument note and Schedule 1), so the underlying regulatory obligations for Robinson R22 helicopters remain the same."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action under a single authority: subregulation 39.001(1) is used to revoke and remake ADs (source: instrument preamble).","Scale: Schedule 1 lists a large number of separate ADs (50+), increasing administrative and record‑keeping work for regulators and operators.","No substantive change: note states each AD is re‑made 'in exactly the same form' as the latest published edition, so technical obligations remain unchanged (source: instrument note).","Compliance tracking burden: operators and maintainers must update documentation to reflect separate re‑issued instruments (implied by revocation/remaking process and Schedule 1).","Publication detail: remade ADs are attached as separate instruments, requiring administrative publication and circulation to affected parties (source: instrument text and Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"The delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority cancels the Airworthiness Directives listed for Robinson R22 helicopters and re‑issues each one as a separate instrument under subregulation 39.001(1). Each remade Directive is identical to the latest published edition. This affects R22 owners, operators, maintenance organisations and regulators by preserving existing mandatory AD requirements while changing how those directives are issued and recorded."},"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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope remains tightly focused on the administrative task of reissuing existing Robinson R22 helicopter airworthiness directives. The document explicitly states it is not altering the substantive content of the directives, only their legislative form. No expansion beyond the original regulatory intent is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revocation and remaking of existing instruments","No substantive legal drafting — the actual AD content is attached but not reproduced in the legislative text","Simple structure: authorisation clause, signature, explanatory note, and schedule table","Only one defined term implicitly used ('Airworthiness Directives' from the enabling regulations)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the instrument itself","Cross-references limited to enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1)) and the attached schedules","Tabular format for Schedule 1 makes the list of affected directives readable"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA safety order revokes and re‑makes 51 existing Airworthiness Directives for Robinson R22 helicopters, reissuing them as separate, standalone legal instruments. It does not change any safety requirements—mostly a paperwork reorganisation—though a small number of prior directives are cancelled.\n\nIt affects R22 owners, operators, maintenance engineers and pilots because these ADs remain legally binding and must be complied with to operate the helicopter."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-robinson-r22-series-helicopters/documents"}}