{"id":"F2006B08050","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115131,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08050-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 - Vickers Supermarine Spitfire 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 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Series Aeroplanes\n\n AD Name AD Number\n\n Chassis Pintles AD/SPITFIRE/1\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not change the substantive scope of the affected Airworthiness Directive(s). It revokes the listed AD(s) and re‑issues them in the same form as the latest published editions, preserving their content while altering only their formal instrument status (see operative paragraphs and Note)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural action: the instrument performs a narrow administrative function—revocation and re‑making of listed ADs (operational paragraphs).","Single named AD: only one AD is listed (AD/SPITFIRE/1), limiting scope and affected parties (Schedule 1).","Delegated decision: action is taken under a specific regulation (subregulation 39.001(1)), requiring knowledge of the enabling power but not extensive legal analysis (opening paragraph).","Attachment dependence: the substantive requirements are in the attached/re‑made AD text (Note), so understanding full compliance implications requires consulting that separate document.","No substantive change: the Note confirms the re‑made ADs are identical to the latest published editions, reducing substantive legal complexity (Note)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- The delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (David Alan Villiers) uses the power in subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 to revoke certain Airworthiness Directives (ADs) listed in Schedule 1 and to re‑make each revoked AD as a separate legal instrument (see opening paragraph and subregulation reference).\n- Schedule 1 identifies one affected AD: AD/SPITFIRE/1, titled “Chassis Pintles,” which applies to Vickers Supermarine Spitfire series aeroplanes (see Schedule 1).\n- A note states that each re‑made AD is being issued in exactly the same form as the latest published edition of that Directive (see final Note).\n\nWho is directly affected\n\n- The immediate subject of the action is the listed Airworthiness Directive (AD/SPITFIRE/1) and, by extension, the persons and organisations to whom that AD applies — i.e. operators, owners and maintainers of the Vickers Supermarine Spitfire series aeroplanes covered by that AD (Schedule 1). The instrument itself does not restate the substantive requirements of the AD; it revokes and re‑issues the AD as a separate instrument (see Schedule 1 and operative paragraphs).\n\nWhy this matters (practical effects and implementation mechanics)\n\n- Legal form and record: revoking and re‑making an AD changes its formal instrument status without altering the text of the AD (the Note states the re‑made ADs are identical to the latest published edition). That can affect where and how the AD appears in consolidated registers, and clarifies the separate legal existence of each Directive (see operative paragraphs and Note).\n- Decision authority and timing: the action is taken by the CASA delegate under a specific regulation (subregulation 39.001(1)), so the decision to revoke and re‑make rests with that delegated official (see opening paragraph).\n- Compliance and administrative burden: although this instrument does not itself restate compliance steps, the re‑made ADs (being identical to the published editions) will continue to be the operative requirements for the listed aircraft. Owners, operators and maintenance organisations who are subject to AD/SPITFIRE/1 remain the parties most likely to incur compliance costs or to change maintenance practices depending on the AD’s substance (Schedule 1; Note).\n\nIncentives, costs and risks (source‑grounded observations)\n\n- Who pays and who decides: the delegate (David Villiers) decides to revoke and re‑make the listed ADs (opening paragraph). Any costs of complying with the substantive AD fall on the parties to whom the AD applies (Schedule 1), because the instrument leaves the AD text unchanged (Note).\n- Administrative cost and clarity: remaking an AD as a separate instrument can require administrative steps by the regulator (revocation, re‑issue, publication) and by users to update records. The instrument explicitly makes the re‑made AD identical to its latest published form, reducing legal uncertainty about changes in substance while creating an administrative change in instrument status (operative paragraphs and Note).\n- Discretion and legal mechanism: the instrument exercises delegated regulatory power under a named subregulation; the text is procedural rather than substantive (opening paragraph; subregulation citation).\n\nWhat this instrument does not do (based on its text)\n\n- It does not alter the substantive wording of the Airworthiness Directive(s) being re‑made: the Note says they are identical to the latest published editions (Note).\n- It does not introduce new ADs or expand the list beyond the items in Schedule 1 (Schedule 1)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument explicitly states it is remaking the directive \"in exactly the same form.\" This is purely administrative re-authorisation under current regulations, with no expansion of scope or substance."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (under 300 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (the AD number AD/SPITFIRE/1)","Simple binary structure: revoke (a) and remake (b)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","Single cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (subregulation 39.001(1)) — standard enabling power","No substantive technical content in the instrument itself — the actual requirements are in the attached (but not reproduced) Airworthiness Directive"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a technical aviation safety instrument that **revokes and immediately remakes** two specific airworthiness rules for vintage Spitfire aircraft.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** (cancels) an existing Airworthiness Directive called \"AD/SPITFIRE/1\" concerning \"Chassis Pintles\" (the pivot points for the landing gear on these World War II fighter planes)\n- **Immediately remakes** that same directive as a new, separate legal instrument\n- The remade directive is **identical** to the old one — no changes to the actual safety requirements\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of Vickers Supermarine Spitfire series aeroplanes (historic military aircraft)\n- Maintenance organisations working on these aircraft\n- The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) itself\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAirworthiness Directives are **legally binding safety orders** that aircraft owners must follow. This instrument is essentially **administrative housekeeping** — CASA is updating the legal \"packaging\" of the rule without changing the safety substance. This ensures the directive remains valid under current regulations and proper legal authority.\n\nThe note confirms: *\"Each attached Airworthiness Directive is being re-made in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition of the Directive.\"*"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-vickers-supermarine-spitfire-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}