{"id":"F2006B08026","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - SIAI Marchetti 260 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115094,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08026-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 - SIAI Marchetti 260 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\nSIAI Marchetti 260 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nEngine Mount - Modification AD/SM-260/1\n\nStabiliser Front Spar - Modification AD/SM-260/2\n\nPilot Seat Stroke Limit Stops - Installation AD/SM-260/3\n\nMain Landing Gear Control Bellcrank Bolts AD/SM-260/4 Amdt 3\n\nCarburettor Air Intake Box and Engine Cowling Drain Holes - Modification AD/SM-260/5\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installations - Modification AD/SM-260/6\n\nLanding Gear Actuator Brackets - Inspection and Modification AD/SM-260/7\n\nControl Surface Hinge Bracket Attaching Holes - Inspection AD/SM-260/8 A\n\nPropeller Governor Arm - Inspection and Replacement AD/SM-260/9 A\n\nFuselage Lower Skin - Modification AD/SM-260/10\n\nBattery Container - Inspection and Modification AD/SM-260/11\n\nCanopy Latch Assembly - Modification AD/SM-260/12\n\nNose Gear Barrel - Inspection and Replacement AD/SM-260/13 Amdt 2\n\nGovernor Relief Valve Spring - Inspection AD/SM-260/14 Amdt 1\n\nWing Tip Fuel Tank Components - Inspection and Replacement AD/SM-260/15\n\nWing Main Spar Web AD/SM-260/16\n\nAileron Balance Weight Security AD/SM-260/17\n\nFlight Control Cable Eye Ends AD/SM-260/18\n\nAirspeed Indicator Markings AD/SM-260/19","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original scope. It is purely administrative — reorganising existing safety directives into separate instruments without altering their substantive content. The note explicitly states each directive is being re-made 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition'."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two clear actions (revocation and remaking)","No defined terms section — relies on external definitions in Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998","Straightforward tabular schedule listing 19 directives by name and number","No conditional logic or nested exceptions — applies universally to the specified aircraft type","Cross-reference only to subregulation 39.001(1) of CASR 1998 (the enabling power)","Note clarifies that content remains unchanged from previous versions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes 19 existing Airworthiness Directives for the SIAI Marchetti 260 series and re‑issues each one as a separate legal instrument, preserving their original content but giving them independent legal standing.\n\nIt affects owners/operators, maintenance organisations, engineers and CASA by keeping mandatory safety requirements (structural, propulsion, landing gear and cockpit-related) enforceable while reorganising them for clearer administration."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope not substantively changed. The instrument revokes and re‑issues the same Airworthiness Directives in identical form (Note), so mandatory actions and affected parties remain the same; the change is administrative, not a change in regulatory reach or operator obligations (subreg 39.001(1); Schedule 1; Note)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural nature: instrument revokes and re‑makes existing ADs without changing their substantive text (Note).","Number of separate instruments: 19 ADs listed in Schedule 1 require individual re‑issuance and administrative handling (Schedule 1).","Delegated decision-making: action is taken by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), concentrating procedural discretion in the delegate (subreg 39.001(1)).","Compliance persistence: operators remain subject to the ADs' obligations and associated record-keeping and modification/inspection costs (Schedule 1; Note).","Versioning history: several listed ADs show prior amendments or inscriptions (e.g. 'A', 'Amdt 2/3'), indicating multiple technical versions exist outside this procedural instrument (Schedule 1).","Technical detail remains in the attached ADs, so substantive technical complexity is deferred to those separate instruments (Note; Schedule 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, made by a Civil Aviation Safety Authority delegate under subregulation 39.001(1), revokes a listed set of Airworthiness Directives for SIAI Marchetti 260 series aeroplanes and re‑issues each AD as a separate attached instrument (see Schedule 1). It affects owners/operators of those aircraft because ADs prescribe mandatory safety inspections, modifications or replacements. The Note states each re‑made AD is identical to the latest published edition, so the change is procedural; compliance costs and record‑keeping remain the operators' responsibility (subreg 39.001(1); Schedule 1; Note)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-siai-marchetti-260-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}