{"id":"F2021L01909","name":"CASA 114/21 — Exclusion from the Operation of Airworthiness Directives FAA AD 2021-23-12 and FAA AD 2021-23-13 Instrument 2021","slug":"casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":102233,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2021L01909-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 114/21 — Exclusion from the Operation of Airworthiness Directives FAA AD 2021-23-12 and FAA AD 2021-23-13 Instrument 2021","content":"Instrument number CASA 114/21\n\nI, DAVID CHARLES PUNSHON, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under paragraph 39.004 (3) (b) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998.\n\n\\[Signed D. Punshon\\]\n\nDavid Punshon  \nManager Continued Operational Safety, Airworthiness and Engineering  \nNational Operations and Standards Division\n\n24 December 2021\n\nCASA 114/21 — Exclusion from the Operation of Airworthiness Directives FAA AD 2021‑23-12 and FAA AD 2021-23-13 Instrument 2021\n\n1 Name\n\nThis instrument is CASA 114/21 — Exclusion from the Operation of Airworthiness Directives FAA AD 2021-23-12 and FAA AD 2021-23-13 Instrument 2021.\n\n2 Duration\n\nThis instrument:\n\n(a) commences on 4 January 2022; and\n\n(b) is repealed if the ADs are cancelled.\n\n3 Exclusion\n\nAircraft specified in Schedule 1 are excluded from the operation of paragraph (g) of airworthiness directives AD 2021-23-12 and AD 2021-23-13 (the ADs), issued by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America, as in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument, when an aircraft is operated outside the airspace of the United States of America.\n\n> Note 1 Paragraph (g) of the ADs require registered operators to revise the Limitations Section of the existing Aircraft Flight Manual when the aircraft flight operations are to be conducted in the airspace of the United States of America. This instrument only applies to this requirement.\n\n> Note 2 All requirements of the ADs must be complied with when an Australian registered aircraft is operated in the airspace of the United States of America.\n\nSchedule 1 Aircraft\n\nAny Australian registered aircraft.","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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function suggested by its title — excluding Australian aircraft from specific American airworthiness directive requirements. The scope remains tightly focused on the stated purpose with no expansion into unrelated matters."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 substantive sections plus schedule)","Only 1 defined term implicitly used ('the ADs' shorthand)","Single operative provision (section 3) with straightforward conditional logic","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation citation","Simple scope: applies to 'any Australian registered aircraft' without exceptions or carve-outs","Two explanatory notes provide context but don't create legal complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument exempts Australian-registered aircraft from a specific FAA requirement to amend their Aircraft Flight Manual — but only when those aircraft are operating outside US airspace.\n\nIt applies to all Australian operators, removing a US-specific paperwork burden while retaining full compliance obligations when flying in US airspace; the exemption ends if the FAA directives are cancelled."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand AD obligations for operations in US airspace and does not alter the ADs' requirements when an Australian aircraft is in the United States (see section 3 and Note 2). It simply excludes Australian‑registered aircraft from the specific paragraph (g) requirement while operated outside US airspace (see section 3 and Schedule 1), and is time‑limited by commencement and repeal conditions in section 2."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, conditional exclusion that applies only to paragraph (g) of two external FAA ADs (interaction with foreign instrument).","Temporal condition: commencement date (4 Jan 2022) and automatic repeal if the FAA ADs are cancelled (Duration).","Wide subject coverage: Schedule 1 covers any Australian‑registered aircraft, producing a broad nominal scope despite narrow substantive change.","Different compliance rules depending on airspace (outside vs inside US) creates an operational compliance binary for operators.","Instrument issued by a CASA delegate under CASR paragraph 39.004(3)(b), showing delegated administrative decision‑making.","Reference to the FAA ADs 'as in force immediately before the commencement' introduces legal timing dependence on the foreign ADs' text."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument excludes Australian‑registered aircraft from paragraph (g) of two FAA airworthiness directives when the aircraft are operated outside US airspace; paragraph (g) required amending the Aircraft Flight Manual limitations for operations in US airspace. Made by a CASA delegate and commencing 4 January 2022, it removes that specific AFM amendment obligation for operators outside the United States while preserving all AD requirements when aircraft operate in US airspace."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20","history":"/api/acts/casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-114-21-exclusion-from-the-operation-of-airworthiness-directives-faa-ad-2021-23-12-and-faa-ad-20/documents"}}