{"id":"F2008L03001","name":"CASA 414/08 - Direction - accomplishment of State of Design Airworthiness Directives for Boeing B777 aircraft","slug":"casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":75008,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03001-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CASA 414/08 - Direction - accomplishment of State of Design Airworthiness Directives for Boeing B777 aircraft","content":"Instrument number CASA 414/08\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\n7 August 2008\n\nDirection — accomplishment of State of Design Airworthiness Directives for Boeing B777 aircraft\n\n1 Commencement\n\nThis instrument commences on 31 August 2008.\n\n2 Application\n\nThis instrument applies to the Boeing B777 aircraft (the aircraft) operated by the registered operator Virgin Blue International Airlines Pty Ltd, trading as V Australia, Aviation Reference Number 768593.\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 aircraft and any aeronautical product installed on the 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, as 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 if supported by a safety justification. CASA may approve in writing the details of the non‑compliance, including any special conditions.\n\nNote 1 State of Design means the State having jurisdiction over the organisation responsible for the type design.\n\nNote 2 Any AD issued by CASA applicable to Boeing B777 aircraft must also be completed within the compliance time set out in 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":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument maintains its original narrow scope. It was clearly intended as a specific direction to a single operator (V Australia) regarding a specific aircraft type (Boeing 777) at a particular point in time (2008, coinciding with V Australia's launch). The instrument does not appear to have expanded beyond this original targeted purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (4 operative paragraphs plus notes)","Only 2 defined concepts in notes ('State of Design' and implicit 'AD')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling regulation (CAR 1988, subreg 38(1))","Simple conditional structure (if supported by safety justification → may approve)","Single operator and single aircraft type scope","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires V Australia’s Boeing 777 fleet to comply with US-issued airworthiness directives on the US deadlines, then certify each fix as if it were an Australian AD. CASA may accept US-approved alternative methods and can grant written exemptions only with a documented safety case (possibly with conditions). It ensures Australian-registered 777s meet US safety fixes while keeping CASA oversight and flexibility for approved alternatives or justified exemptions."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No. The instrument does not expand or narrow coverage beyond making State of Design ADs mandatory for the specified V Australia Boeing B777 aircraft and setting certification and approval procedures; it is a targeted administrative directive establishing compliance, certification, and CASA decision-making processes (s3, Notes)."},"complexity_factors":["Limited, single-operator and single-type scope reduces scale complexity","Relies on external National Airworthiness Authority (State of Design) approvals, creating cross-jurisdictional dependency","Requires certification of foreign AD completion as if they were Australian ADs (administrative and record-keeping burden)","Allows CASA discretion to accept alternative compliance or approve non-compliance with safety justification (case-by-case decisioning)","Compliance tied to AD-specified timelines — operational scheduling and supply-chain impacts for the operator","Notes define key term 'State of Design', but practical interpretation may generate implementation questions"],"plain_english_summary":"This direction requires V Australia (Aviation Reference No. 768593) to carry out every Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by the aircraft’s State of Design for Boeing B777s and any installed aeronautical product within each AD’s compliance time, and to certify completion as if each were an Australian AD. CASA may accept alternative means of compliance approved by the State of Design and may approve written non‑compliance when supported by a safety justification. The operator bears the compliance and certification costs; CASA decides on acceptances and conditions (s3(a)–(d); Notes 1–2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air","history":"/api/acts/casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air/history","analysis":"/api/acts/casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/casa-414-08-direction-accomplishment-of-state-of-design-airworthiness-directives-for-boeing-b777-air/documents"}}