{"id":"F2006B08021","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Schweizer (Hughes) 269 Series Helicopters","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-schweizer-hughes-269-series-helicopters","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115086,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08021-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 - Schweizer (Hughes) 269 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\nSchweizer (Hughes) 269 Series Helicopters\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nRod End Bearings - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/1\n\nBelt Drive Idler Pulley Assembly - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/2\n\nLanding Gear and Horizontal Stabilizer Attachment - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/3\n\nBracket Assembly Belt Guide and Support - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/4\n\nBelt Drive Idler Pulley Arm - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/5\n\nMain Rotor Blade Spacers - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/6\n\nLower Pulley Coupling Shaft - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/7\n\nClutch Control Handle Down Lock - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/8\n\nCollective Pitch Friction Guide - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/9\n\nLower Coupling Drive Shaft - Inspection and Replacement AD/HU 269/10\n\nMain Rotor Blade - Inspection AD/HU 269/11 Amdt 3\n\nMain Rotor Blade Flapping Hinge - Inspection AD/HU 269/12\n\nBelt Drive Idler Pulley Bearing - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/13 Amdt 1\n\nBattery Support Bracket - Inspection AD/HU 269/14\n\nImpeller Flywheel Assembly - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/15\n\nHorizontal Stabiliser - Inspection AD/HU 269/16 Amdt 4\n\nTail Rotor Transmission Housing - Inspection AD/HU 269/17\n\nTail Boom - Inspection AD/HU 269/18\n\nEngine Mount Hanger - Inspection AD/HU 269/19 Amdt 1\n\nFuel Injection Lines - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/20 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Blades - Inspection AD/HU 269/21 Amdt 3\n\nBelt Drive Idler Pulley Pivot Shaft - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/22\n\nMain Rotor Gear Drive Assembly - Inspection and Replacement AD/HU 269/23 Amdt 8\n\nCabin Sealing - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/24\n\nLateral Control Bellcrank (P/N 269A7506) - Replacement AD/HU 269/25 Amdt 1\n\nRetirement Life - Critical Components AD/HU 269/26 Amdt 16\n\nLower Coupling Drive Shaft - Inspection AD/HU 269/27 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Thrust Bearing P/N 269A5050-50 or \\-51 Nut and Mast - Inspection AD/HU 269/28 Amdt 3\n\nTail Rotor Blade Assembly - Inspection AD/HU 269/29\n\n  \nMain Rotor Mast - Inspection - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/30 Amdt 3\n\nTail Rudder Pedal Arms - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/31\n\nTail Rotor Gearbox - Inspection and/or Replacement AD/HU 269/32 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Mast - Inspection for Internal Corrosion AD/HU 269/33\n\nHinge Bolts - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/34 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Drive Shaft - Inspection for Corrosion AD/HU 269/35 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Blade Thrust Bearing - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/36\n\nMain Rotor Lead - Lag and Flapping Hinge Bolts P/N HS1446-10-68 Vendo AD/HU 269/37\n\nTail Boom Support Struts - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/38 Amdt 1\n\nEngine Exhaust System - Inspection AD/HU 269/39 Amdt 1\n\nMain Rotor Hub and Shaft Assemblies P/Nos 269A5305 and 269A5305-9 - AD/HU 269/40\n\nMain Rotor Thrust Bearing P/N 269A5050-73 - Inspection for Runout AD/HU 269/41\n\nBelt Driven Idler Pulley Assembly - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/42 Amdt 1\n\nClutch Handle Latch - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/43\n\nTail Rotor Control Stop - Inspection AD/HU 269/44\n\nMagneto Distributor Bushing - Inspection, Lubrication and Replacement - AD/HU 269/45 Amdt 1\n\nMagneto Grommet - Replacement - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/46\n\nMain Rotor Blade Root Fitting Bolts - Main Rotor Blade Damper Bolts - AD/HU 269/47\n\nCanopy Slat - Inspection and Modification AD/HU 269/48 Amdt 1\n\nEngine Cooling Impeller - Bolt Inspection AD/HU 269/49\n\nMain Rotor Mast and Tailboom Supports - Inspection and Modification AD/HU 269/50 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Control System Pedal Installation - Inspection and Modification AD/HU 269/51 Amdt 1\n\nLinear Clutch Actuator - Inspection AD/HU 269/52\n\nFibreglass Tail Rotor Blades - Inspection AD/HU 269/53\n\nCollective Pitch Throttle Gear - Inspection and Replacement AD/HU 269/54\n\nLateral Cyclic Trim Control Assembly - Inspection AD/HU 269/55\n\nTailboom Support Strut End Fittings - Inspection and Modification AD/HU 269/56\n\nCentre Frame Aft Cluster Fitting AD/HU 269/57 Amdt 4\n\nLinear Clutch Actuator End Fitting and Shaft - Inspection AD/HU 269/58\n\nCockpit Placard - Removal AD/HU 269/59\n\nThrottle Control Cable - Inspection - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/60\n\nFuel Tank Sump Cap Attachment - Inspection AD/HU 269/61\n\nTail Rotor Hub - Inspection and Modification AD/HU 269/62 Amdt 1\n\nMain Transmission Pinion Assembly - Inspection - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/63 Amdt 2\n\nTail Rotor Assembly - Component Replacement, Inspection and Revised AD/HU 269/64 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Blade Corrosion AD/HU 269/65 Amdt 1\n\n  \nTail Rotor Swashplate Bearing Locknut - Increase in Torque AD/HU 269/66\n\nTailboom Centre Attachment Fitting Assembly - Inspection AD/HU 269/67 Amdt 2\n\nLower Pulley Bearings and Housings - Inspection AD/HU 269/68 Amdt 1\n\nAlternator Circuit Protection - Modification AD/HU 269/69\n\nMain Rotor Thrust Bearing P/N 269A5050-73 - Inspection AD/HU 269/70\n\nConsolidation of Certain Early Airworthiness Directives - Older Model Hughes AD/HU 269/71\n\nIdler Pulley Support Bracket - Inspection AD/HU 269/72\n\nMain Gearbox Ring Gear - Inspection and Increase of Bolt Torque AD/HU 269/73\n\nBelt Drive Pulley H-Frame Tie Bar Bracket - Inspection AD/HU 269/74\n\nTail Rotor Blade Root Bushing Holes and Retention Bolts - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/75 Amdt 2\n\nMain Rotor Damper Pitch Bearing Case - Inspection and Modification AD/HU 269/76\n\nInertia Reel Shoulder Harness - Inspection AD/HU 269/77\n\nTail Rotor Pitch Control Link Assembly AD/HU 269/78\n\nMain Rotor Drive Shaft AD/HU 269/79 Amdt 1\n\nThrottle and Governor Control Cable Assemblies AD/HU 269/80\n\nMain Transmission Assembly AD/HU 269/81\n\nMain Rotor Blade Elastometric Dampers AD/HU 269/82 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Fork Bolt AD/HU 269/83\n\nThrust Bearing Tube AD/HU 269/84\n\nTail Rotor Blade Abrasion Strip AD/HU 269/85 Amdt 2\n\nBelt Drive Upper Pulley Assembly AD/HU 269/86\n\nTail Rotor Attachment Area AD/HU 269/87\n\nCollective Pitch Mixer Bellcrank AD/HU 269/88\n\nDroop Stop Nut AD/HU 269/89\n\nEngine Lower Coupling Drive Shaft Boot - CANCELLED AD/HU 269/90 Amdt 1\n\nMain Transmission Pinion Assembly AD/HU 269/91\n\nCentre Frame Aft Cluster Fittings AD/HU 269/92\n\nTail Rotor Blade Spar AD/HU 269/93\n\nMain Rotor Pitch Bearing Snap Ring Lockwasher AD/HU 269/94\n\nCyclic Pitch Control AD/HU 269/95\n\nThrottle Cable Assembly AD/HU 269/96\n\nRotor Blades AD/HU 269/97\n\nTailboom Centre Attachment Fitting AD/HU 269/98\n\nMain Rotor Drive Shaft Inspection AD/HU 269/99 Amdt 1\n\nClutch Control Spring AD/HU 269/100 Amdt 1\n\nThrottle Control Linkage Restriction AD/HU 269/101\n\n  \nCyclic Control Column AD/HU 269/102 Amdt 1\n\nLower Coupling Drive Shaft AD/HU 269/103\n\nRudder Pedal Bulkhead Gusset AD/HU 269/104\n\nTailboom Support Struts AD/HU 269/105\n\nMain Transmission Pinion Assembly and Ring Gear AD/HU 269/106\n\nMain Rotor Blade Abrasion Strip AD/HU 269/107\n\nMain Rotor Blade Abrasion Strip AD/HU 269/108\n\nTail Rotor Swashplate Shaft Inspection AD/HU 269/109 Amdt 1\n\nTail Rotor Fork Bolt AD/HU 269/110 Amdt 1","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original scope. It is purely administrative — revoking and remaking existing Airworthiness Directives without expanding their substantive requirements or applying to new aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revocation and remaking of existing instruments","No conditional logic or nested exceptions — operates as a straightforward list","Only one defined term (subregulation 39.001(1) reference to CASR 1998)","Structure is simple: preamble + schedule table + attached instruments (not shown in full)","Cross-references are limited to the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and the attached ADs themselves","Length appears substantial due to the list of 110 ADs, but each entry is a simple table row with name and number"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and reissues 110 Airworthiness Directives for Schweizer (Hughes) 269 series helicopters, effectively remaking existing safety orders in the same form so they remain legally enforceable.  \n\nIt’s a regulatory housekeeping action that affects owners, operators, maintenance engineers, and training/charter operators by preserving current inspection, repair, and replacement obligations."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or technical requirements of the listed ADs. It administratively revokes the listed ADs and remakes each as a separate instrument in the same form as the latest published edition (per the note). The practical change is procedural: ADs are reissued separately and operators must ensure they apply the remade instruments and note cancellations or amendments."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of ADs listed (many items across a single Schedule) increases administrative tracking.","Mixture of statuses: some ADs are re‑made, others are marked ‘CANCELLED’, and many show amendments — this complicates operator compliance checks.","Instrument relies on 'latest published edition' of each AD (note), creating a dynamic external reference point to monitor.","Decision authority is a CASA delegate acting under subregulation 39.001(1) — single delegated action but limited legislative text.","No substantive change to technical requirements is made here, but the act of revocation/remaking shifts how each AD is issued and managed.","Potential for confusion where amendment history and cancellation labels must be reconciled with remade standalone instruments."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes a long list of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Schweizer (Hughes) 269 helicopters and re‑issues each as a separate AD in the same form as the latest published edition. It affects helicopter owners, operators and maintenance organisations who must follow the re‑made ADs. Mechanically this is an administrative re‑issue under the CASA delegate’s power (subreg 39.001(1)); substantive technical requirements are preserved, so the primary impact is administrative effort to track, apply and distinguish remade or cancelled ADs."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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