{"id":"F2006B08048","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Univair Corporation Ercoupe Forney Alon and Mooney M10 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115128,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08048-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 - Univair Corporation Ercoupe Forney Alon and Mooney M10 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\nUnivair Corporation Ercoupe, Forney, Alon, and Mooney M10 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nWing Outer Panel Internal Structural Components AD/UNIVAIR/1 Amdt 1\n\nWing Centre Section AD/UNIVAIR/2\n\nFuel Line Nipple AD/UNIVAIR/3","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The scope remains identical to the original intent. This is purely a procedural restructure — revoking and remaking the same three Airworthiness Directives in the same form. The note explicitly confirms no substantive changes."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 3 defined items in Schedule 1 (the AD numbers and names)","No conditional logic or exceptions — straightforward revocation and remaking","Single operative provision with clear (a) and (b) structure","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (subregulation 39.001(1))","Purpose is explicitly stated in the note: exact remaking with no substantive change"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThis is a formal decision by a senior official at the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to **revoke and remake three specific Airworthiness Directives** (ADs) for certain small aircraft models.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of **Univair Corporation Ercoupe, Forney, Alon, and Mooney M10 series aeroplanes**\n- Maintenance organisations working on these aircraft\n- These are mostly light, vintage aircraft (the Ercoupe dates back to the 1940s)\n\n**What are Airworthiness Directives?**\nThink of these as **mandatory safety bulletins**. When aviation regulators discover a design flaw, wear pattern, or maintenance issue that could make an aircraft unsafe, they issue an AD requiring owners to inspect, repair, or modify their aircraft by a specific deadline. Compliance is legally compulsory — you cannot fly the aircraft legally until you comply.\n\n**What exactly is happening here:**\n- **Three old ADs are being cancelled** (revoked): AD/UNIVAIR/1 Amdt 1, AD/UNIVAIR/2, and AD/UNIVAIR/3\n- **They are immediately being reissued** as three separate, standalone legal instruments\n- **Nothing is actually changing** — the note explicitly states each AD is being remade \"in exactly the same form\" as before\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThis is **administrative housekeeping**. CASA is reorganising how these safety rules are structured legally — likely moving from one consolidated instrument to separate, individually numbered instruments for easier tracking and management. The safety requirements themselves stay identical. For aircraft owners, nothing changes in terms of what maintenance they need to do."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope or requirements of the listed Airworthiness Directives. It revokes the previously published ADs and re‑makes them as separate instruments in exactly the same form as the latest published editions (instrument note and Schedule 1). Any change is administrative (instrument numbering/placement) rather than a change in regulatory obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is an administrative revocation and reissuance rather than a change to substantive regulatory requirements.","Clear statutory delegation cited (subregulation 39.001(1)) which simplifies legal authority.","Limited number of listed Airworthiness Directives (three) and a clear note that their text remains identical.","Main effects are administrative (record‑keeping and re‑identification) rather than technical changes, reducing procedural complexity.","Requires cross‑reference only to the attached ADs and the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998; no layered or novel regulatory mechanisms involved."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument records that CASA, through delegate David Alan Villiers, has revoked certain Airworthiness Directives and re‑made them as separate, attached instruments under subregulation 39.001(1). The Schedule lists three ADs affecting Univair/Forney/Alon/Mooney M10 series aeroplanes.\n\nThe change is administrative: each re‑made AD is identical to its latest published form, so substantive technical obligations are unchanged. Practical effects fall on owners, operators and maintenance organisations for record‑keeping and compliance documentation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-univair-corporation-ercoupe-forney-alon-and-mo/documents"}}