{"id":"F2006B08024","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Short SD3-30 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115091,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08024-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 - Short SD3-30 Series Aeroplanes","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\nShort SD3-30 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nGalley Urn Restraint - Modification AD/SD3-30/1\n\nFuselage Top Skin Sealing - Inspection AD/SD3-30/2\n\nEngine Power Levers - Modification AD/SD3-30/3\n\nFuselage Frame at Station 340.46 - Modification AD/SD3-30/4\n\nAileron, Pilots Handwheel Stop - Modification AD/SD3-30/5\n\nPassenger Cabin Window - Modification AD/SD3-30/6\n\nAft Baggage Compartment - Modification AD/SD3-30/7\n\nHorizontal Stabilizer/Fuselage Attachment Fittings, Pins and Bushes AD/SD3-30/8 Amdt 3\n\nFuel System - Inspection and Modification - CANCELLED AD/SD3-30/9 Amdt 2\n\nFuel Fume Seal Installation - Modification AD/SD3-30/10 Amdt 1\n\nFlexible Brake Hoses/Main Landing Gear Beam - Inspection and Modification AD/SD3-30/11\n\nRib/Skin Attachment Cleats at Left Wing Station 160 AD/SD3-30/12 Amdt 1\n\nRight and Left Drag Links - Inspection and Modification AD/SD3-30/13 Amdt 1\n\nElectrical Power Line Contactor Bodies AD/SD3-30/14 Amdt 1\n\nToilet Waste Bin Flap - Improve Fire Resistance AD/SD3-30/15\n\nElevator Torque Shaft Assembly AD/SD3-30/16 Amdt 3\n\nFuel Pipe Fumeproof Shrouds AD/SD3-30/17 Amdt 1\n\nFuselage Sealing AD/SD3-30/18\n\nOxygen Bottle Protection AD/SD3-30/19\n\nLanding Gear Warning Horn AD/SD3-30/20\n\nRudder Lower Bearing AD/SD3-30/21\n\nElevator and Rudder Control Guards AD/SD3-30/22\n\nPropeller Attaching Bolts AD/SD3-30/23 Amdt 1\n\nNose Landing Gear Pins AD/SD3-30/24\n\nAirworthiness Limitations AD/SD3-30/25\n\nPitot Static Heaters AD/SD3-30/26 Amdt 1\n\nWing Strut Distance Piece and Adjacent Side Plates Corrosion AD/SD3-30/27 Amdt 1\n\nLP Levers AD/SD3-30/28\n\nMain Landing Gear - Beam Sub Assembly AD/SD3-30/29\n\n  \nFin to Tailplane Attachment Bolts and Upper Shear Angle AD/SD3-30/30\n\nFlap Hydraulic Unit Brackets AD/SD3-30/31\n\nInner Flap Sub-Assembly Lever Bracket AD/SD3-30/32\n\nElevator and Rudder Skin Flukes AD/SD3-30/33\n\nAutofeather System Wiring AD/SD3-30/34\n\nEmergency Brake Accumulator Mounting Structure AD/SD3-30/35\n\nEngine Mounting Tubes and Fittings AD/SD3-30/36 Amdt 3\n\nElevator Control Torque Tube Bearing Housing AD/SD3-30/37\n\nStub Wing Shear Deck and Rib Corrosion AD/SD3-30/38 Amdt 1\n\nBaggage Bay Fire Extinguisher Adapter Covers - CANCELLED AD/SD3-30/39\n\nOxygen System O Ring Replacement - CANCELLED AD/SD3-30/40\n\nFlight Control Trim Chain Connecting Link AD/SD3-30/41\n\nElectrical Wiring and Hydraulic Pipelines AD/SD3-30/42\n\nElevator Torque Shaft Assembly Bearing Housings AD/SD3-30/43\n\nEngine Intake Anti-Icing Vane Annunciator AD/SD3-30/44 Amdt 1\n\nBaggage Bay Fire Extinguisher Adapter Covers AD/SD3-30/45\n\nMain Landing Gear Aft Pintle Pin Bushes AD/SD3-30/46\n\nFuel Tank Bonding and Inspection AD/SD3-30/47","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not materially change the substantive content of the re-made ADs — each is re-issued 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition' (note). However, a few items in Schedule 1 are marked 'CANCELLED' (for example AD/SD3-30/9, AD/SD3-30/39, AD/SD3-30/40), which removes those particular directives from effect; otherwise scope is preserved (Schedule 1 and note)."},"complexity_factors":["Delegated decision under subregulation 39.001(1) — single administrative act to revoke and re-make multiple ADs (instrument heading and introductory paragraph referencing subregulation 39.001(1)).","Large consolidated Schedule listing many ADs across varied technical topics (Schedule 1), increasing administration and record‑keeping complexity for regulator and operators.","Mixed actions in the Schedule — most ADs are re-made 'in exactly the same form' (note), while some are explicitly marked 'CANCELLED' (e.g. AD/SD3-30/9; AD/SD3-30/39; AD/SD3-30/40), creating differing legal effects within one instrument (Schedule 1).","Remaking as separate instruments may change how compliance is tracked and cited even though substantive content is unchanged (introductory paragraph and note).","Compliance burden falls on owners/operators of Short SD3-30 aircraft because the listed ADs impose inspections, modifications and maintenance obligations (AD titles in Schedule 1 imply technical requirements).","Administrative certainty reduced slightly by amendments and expiry markers in the Schedule (several entries show amendment numbers like 'Amdt 1', 'Amdt 3'), requiring cross-referencing to latest editions (Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, signed by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), revokes a listed set of Airworthiness Directives for Short SD3-30 series aeroplanes and re-issues each one as a separate directive. It preserves the existing inspection, modification and maintenance obligations that apply to owners/operators by remaking the ADs in the same form as the latest published editions. A small number of entries in the Schedule are marked CANCELLED and are therefore removed from effect."},"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":"This instrument maintains exactly the same scope as the original Airworthiness Directives. The note explicitly states each AD is being 're-made in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' This is purely a procedural remaking to ensure legal validity under the 1998 Regulations, not an expansion of regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Simple, single-purpose instrument: only revokes and remakes existing directives without substantive changes","No defined terms section: relies entirely on external references to the attached ADs","Straightforward tabular structure: Schedule 1 is a simple list of 47 items with names and numbers","Minimal conditional logic: only two cancellation notations ('CANCELLED') and three amendment indicators ('Amdt 1', 'Amdt 2', 'Amdt 3')","No cross-referencing within the instrument itself: the actual technical requirements are contained in separate attached documents not reproduced here","Short length: approximately 1 page of substantive legislative text plus schedule"],"plain_english_summary":"This CASA order revokes and reissues 47 Airworthiness Directives for the Short SD3‑30 (Short 330), restoring their legal force in the same form after a 2004 technicality. The ADs — legally binding requirements for inspections, repairs and modifications — affect owners, operators, maintenance engineers and any carriers using the type. They address fuel, landing gear, flight controls, structure, fire safety and engines; two specific ADs (AD/SD3‑30/9 and AD/SD3‑30/39/40) are cancelled."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-short-sd3-30-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}