{"id":"F2008L02734","name":"CASA 397/08 – Direction – accomplishment of State of Design Airworthiness Directives for Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft","slug":"casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74820,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02734-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 397/08 – Direction – accomplishment of State of Design Airworthiness Directives for Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft","content":"Instrument number CASA 397/08\n\nI, JAMES COYNE, Manager, New Technologies & Systems, Airworthiness Engineering Group, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 38 (1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988.\n\n\\[Signed J. Coyne\\]\n\nJames Coyne  \nManager, New Technologies & Systems  \nAirworthiness Engineering Group\n\n1 August 2008\n\nDirection — accomplishment of State of Design Airworthiness Directives for Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft\n\n1 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 5 August 2008.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft operated by the registered operators Qantas Airways Limited, Aviation Reference Number (ARN) 216147 and Jetstar Airways Pty Limited, ARN 510654.\n\n3 Direction\n\nI direct that:\n\n(a) each Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by the National Airworthiness Authority (NAA) of the State of Design for the Airbus A380 or the Boeing B787 aircraft and aeronautical product installed on each of these aircraft must be completed within the compliance time set out in each AD; and\n\n(b) the registered operator must ensure that each State of Design AD is certified upon completion as if it were an Australian AD; and\n\n(c) CASA may accept an alternative means of compliance against an AD approved by the NAA of the State of Design as an acceptable means of compliance; and\n\n(d) the registered operator of the aircraft may submit to CASA a request for non‑compliance with a State of Design AD supported by a safety justification. CASA may approve in writing the details of the non‑compliance, including any special conditions.\n\nNote State of Design means the State having jurisdiction over the organisation responsible to the type design.\n\nNote 2 Any AD issued by CASA applicable to Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft must also be completed within the compliance time of the AD.","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":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It was issued in 2008 specifically to address the introduction of the A380 and B787 to Australian operations, ensuring State of Design ADs were captured for these new aircraft types. The scope remains tightly limited to those two aircraft types and two specific operators, with no evidence of expansion beyond this original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose instrument (4 operative paragraphs plus notes)","Only 2 defined concepts used (State of Design, Airworthiness Directive) with contextual explanations provided in notes","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, subregulation 38(1))","Simple conditional structure: mandatory compliance with limited, clearly delineated exceptions (alternative means of compliance and non-compliance requests)","Narrow, specific application to 2 aircraft types and 2 operators only","Straightforward command structure (must, ensure, may) without nested exceptions or layered definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"This 2008 CASA safety direction requires Qantas and Jetstar to comply with Airworthiness Directives issued by each aircraft’s State of Design for their A380s (Europe/France) and 787s (USA), complete fixes within the AD timeframes, and document them as Australian-certified. CASA may accept foreign-approved alternatives or grant written exemptions with conditions when operators provide a safety case."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is explicit in scope: it applies only to Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft operated by the named registered operators and requires compliance with State of Design ADs (cl 2, cl 3). It does not expand obligations to other types or operators; it clarifies that CASA may accept alternatives or approve non‑compliance and that CASA ADs remain applicable (cl 3(c)–(d); Note 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, operator-specific scope limited to Qantas and Jetstar and to Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 (cl 2) — reduces breadth but concentrates obligations.","Cross-jurisdictional reliance: requires implementation of ADs issued by the State of Design NAA (cl 3(a)) and treats them as if Australian for certification purposes (cl 3(b)).","Certification equivalence: operators must certify completion 'as if' the AD were an Australian AD (cl 3(b)) — creates record and compliance-formality requirements.","Regulatory discretion: CASA may accept alternative means of compliance approved by the State of Design NAA (cl 3(c)) and may approve non‑compliance requests with safety justification (cl 3(d)) — introduces case-by-case decision-making.","Compliance timing: obligations are tied to each AD's specified compliance time (cl 3(a)) — potential operational timing pressure and scheduling impact.","Interaction with domestic rules: CASA ADs for these types remain separately applicable (Note 2) — requires operators to track both foreign and domestic ADs.","Administrative burden: operators must submit certifications and potential non‑compliance justifications; CASA must assess and document approvals — creates paperwork and oversight tasks."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires Qantas and Jetstar to complete every airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the State of Design for Airbus A380 and Boeing B787 aircraft within each AD's compliance time, and to certify completion as if the AD were an Australian AD. CASA may accept alternative compliance methods approved by the State of Design NAA, and may approve written non‑compliance requests supported by a safety justification. It changes maintenance and compliance duties for those operators and gives CASA limited approval discretion."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and","history":"/api/acts/casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-397-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-airbus-a380-and/documents"}}