{"id":"F2006B08034","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Stephens Akro Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115106,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08034-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 - Stephens Akro Series Aeroplanes","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n Airworthiness Directives 2004\n\n I, DAVID ALAN VILLIERS, delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety\n\n Authority, acting under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil\n\n Aviation Safety Regulations 1998:\n\n (a) revoke the Airworthiness Directives mentioned in\n\n Schedule 1; and\n\n (b) make, as separate instruments, each Airworthiness\n\n Directive mentioned in Schedule 1 and attached.\n\n \n\n ![](image.001.png)\n\n David Villiers\n\n Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n \n\n  20 December 2004\n\n Note:   Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the\n\n same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\n\n \n\n\n Schedule 1 Revocation and Remaking of\n\n Airworthiness Directives\n\n Stephens Akro Series Aeroplanes\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Airspeed Restriction AD/AKRO/1 Amdt 1\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward administrative remaking of an existing Airworthiness Directive. The explicit note states it is being remade 'in exactly the same form' as the latest published edition. There is no expansion of scope, no new requirements, and no change to the original safety intent."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (the specific AD number)","Simple binary structure: revoke (a) and remake (b)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to subregulation 39.001(1) of the CASR 1998","Administrative remaking with explicit 'same form' note removing ambiguity"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical aviation safety instrument issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in December 2004. It does two things:\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels) an existing Airworthiness Directive for Stephens Akro Series Aeroplanes\n- **Remakes** that same directive as a fresh, standalone legal instrument\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of Stephens Akro Series Aeroplanes (a type of aerobatic aircraft)\n- Maintenance engineers and organisations working on these aircraft\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAirworthiness Directives are legally binding safety orders. They typically require specific inspections, repairs, or operational restrictions to address unsafe conditions in aircraft. This instrument ensures the \"Airspeed Restriction\" directive (AD/AKRO/1 Amdt 1) remains in force with full legal effect. The note clarifies the directive is being remade in exactly the same form—this is essentially administrative housekeeping to ensure proper legal standing under the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n**Key point:** The aircraft must continue to comply with the airspeed restriction; nothing about the actual safety requirement has changed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument expressly revokes and re-issues the identified Airworthiness Directive(s) in exactly the same form as the latest published edition (see Note and Schedule 1). It therefore does not change the substantive scope or requirements of the named AD(s); it changes only the legal form by making each Directive a separate instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: single AD (Airspeed Restriction) for a specific aircraft series (Stephens Akro) identified in Schedule 1.","Procedural nature: instrument revokes and re-makes ADs without changing their text (Note states identical form).","Statutory cross-reference: action taken under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (establishes legal authority).","Dependence on attached instruments: substantive technical requirements are contained in the attached AD(s), not in the revocation/remaking instrument itself.","Administrative effect: converts published ADs into separate legal instruments, which is a formal/legal reclassification rather than a technical amendment."],"plain_english_summary":"The CASA delegate revokes and re‑issues an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD) — AD/AKRO/1 Amdt 1 — for Stephens Akro Series aeroplanes, remaking it as a separate legal instrument in exactly the same form as the latest published directive.  \n\nOwners, operators and maintainers remain subject to the same airspeed restriction and compliance obligations; the instrument changes legal form and administrative record-keeping, not the AD’s substantive requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-stephens-akro-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}