{"id":"F2006B08051","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer Series Aeroplanes","slug":"airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115133,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08051-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 - Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer 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\nVicta and A.E.S.L. Airtourer Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nNose Wheel Leg Attachment Angles - Replacement AD/VAT/1\n\nRudder Pedal Bearing Blocks - Modification AD/VAT/2\n\nTailplane and Elevator Bolts - Wirelocking AD/VAT/3\n\nOutboard Elevator and Tailplane Hinge - Inspection AD/VAT/4\n\nControl Column Torque Tube Bearing Spigots - Modification AD/VAT/5\n\nElevator and Rudder Bellcrank Bearing Retention - Modification AD/VAT/6\n\nLower Tailplane Shroud - Modification AD/VAT/7\n\nTailplane to Fuselage Attachment Brackets - Modification AD/VAT/8\n\nAileron Mass Balance Attachment - Inspection AD/VAT/9\n\nLanding Gear Attachment Bolts - Replacement AD/VAT/10 Amdt 6\n\nFlexible Fuel Line Attachment Clips - Replacement AD/VAT/11\n\nCANCELLED AD/VAT/12 E\n\nStall Warning Indicator - Installation AD/VAT/13\n\nFuel Tank Vent System - Installation of Scoop AD/VAT/14\n\nFlight Instruments - Repositioning of Venturi AD/VAT/15\n\nElevator Stops on Torque Shaft - Modification AD/VAT/16\n\nElevator Centre Hinge - Modification AD/VAT/17\n\nLimitation of Flap Movement - Modification AD/VAT/18 A\n\nExhaust Muffler Baffle - Inspection AD/VAT/19 A\n\nCentre Flap Spar - Inspection AD/VAT/20\n\nFuel Tank Retention Buttons - Modification AD/VAT/21\n\nNose Leg Strut - Modification AD/VAT/22 C\n\nFuel Filter Cooling - Modification AD/VAT/23\n\nRear Fuselage - Sealing of Seams and Rivets - Modification AD/VAT/24\n\nNose Wheel Steering - Inspection AD/VAT/25\n\nWing Walkway - Modification AD/VAT/26\n\nCrankcase Breather robatic Oil Trap - Removal AD/VAT/27\n\nWing Spar and Wing Spar Attachment and Fittings AD/VAT/28 Amdt 7\n\nElevator Trim Adjustment Segment - Inspection AD/VAT/29\n\n  \nExhaust System Muffler Shroud - Modification AD/VAT/30\n\nControl Torque Tube Assembly - Inspection AD/VAT/31 Amdt 1\n\nNose Wheel Steering Arm - Inspection AD/VAT/32 Amdt 1\n\nControl Column Bearing Spigot Bolt - Inspection AD/VAT/33\n\nAileron Control Leaf Springs - Installation AD/VAT/34\n\nFuel Cell - Inspection AD/VAT/35\n\nFuel Pump Heat Deflector - Modification AD/VAT/36\n\nWing Ribs - Inspection and Modification AD/VAT/37\n\nFront Seat Restraint Installations - Modification AD/VAT/38\n\nCanopy Third Rail - Inspection and Modification AD/VAT/39\n\nElevator Centre Rib Structure - Modification AD/VAT/40\n\nWing Main Spar and Tailplane Fatigue Life Limit AD/VAT/41 Amdt 1\n\nControl Column Waggler P/N 52115 - Inspection and Modification AD/VAT/42 Amdt 1\n\nFlapperon Operating Lever and Lever Attach Box Section - Inspection AD/VAT/43 Amdt 1","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope not changed. The instrument revokes listed ADs and re-makes them in identical form (per the instrument note and Schedule 1). There is no alteration of the substantive requirements imposed by those ADs; the change is administrative (instrument status and separate-instrument format), though it imposes record-keeping and compliance-confirmation tasks on affected parties."},"complexity_factors":["Administrative action only: revocation and reissuance in identical form reduces substantive legal complexity but creates procedural work for record-keeping and instrument tracking.","Large number of ADs listed (over 40 items in Schedule 1) increases operational complexity for affected operators and maintainers who must confirm continued applicability.","Reference to delegate power under subregulation 39.001(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 concentrates decision authority in the CASA delegate (source: instrument heading and opening paragraph).","Presence of amendments and cancellation markers (eg. 'Amdt 6', 'CANCELLED AD/VAT/12 E') requires checking latest published editions for exact content and amendment history.","Low substantive discretion: the instrument states each re-made AD is 'in exactly the same form' as the latest published edition, limiting interpretive variation but requiring cross-checking against published AD versions."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument formally revokes a long list of existing Airworthiness Directives (ADs) for Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer series aeroplanes and reissues each AD as a separate instrument in the same form. It is made by a CASA delegate under the aviation safety regulations.\n\nIt affects aircraft owners, operators and maintenance organisations by preserving existing mandatory inspection, modification and replacement obligations while changing the administrative status of those ADs; organisations must continue compliance and may need to update administrative records."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains the exact same scope as the original Airworthiness Directives. The note explicitly states each directive is being re-made 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' This is a pure administrative re-authorisation under current regulations, not an expansion of regulatory scope."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision with two straightforward actions (revocation and remaking)","No defined terms section - relies on external understanding of 'Airworthiness Directive' and aircraft terminology","43 items listed in tabular schedule but no substantive content of the directives themselves included in this instrument","Cross-reference to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (subregulation 39.001(1)) as enabling power","Note clarifies that content remains unchanged - no conditional logic or exceptions within this instrument","Technical aircraft terminology throughout (spars, bellcranks, wirelocking, flapperons) but these are labels rather than operative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes and re-makes 43 existing Airworthiness Directives for Victa and A.E.S.L. Airtourer light aircraft, preserving their current content but renewing their legal force. It’s a housekeeping exercise by CASA to ensure those mandatory safety orders—covering wing spars, control systems, fuel, gear, engines and instruments—remain valid.\n\nIt affects owners, operators, maintenance engineers and flying schools who must continue to comply with the unchanged requirements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes","history":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes/history","analysis":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/airworthiness-directives-2004-revocation-and-remaking-victa-and-a-e-s-l-airtourer-series-aeroplanes/documents"}}