{"id":"F2006B07892","name":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes","slug":"f2006b07892","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":322944,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07892-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Airworthiness Directives 2004 - Revocation and Remaking - Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 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\nGulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD Name AD Number\n\nRudder Control - Spring Replacement AD/AA-5/1\n\nFront Seat - Modification AD/AA-5/2\n\nFuel Tank Vent Lines - Modification AD/AA-5/3\n\nAileron - Additional Drain Holes AD/AA-5/4\n\nElevator Trim Tab Hinge - Inspection AD/AA-5/5\n\nFuel Tank Vent Lines - Modification AD/AA-5/6\n\nWing Structure - Service Life AD/AA-5/7 Amdt 1\n\nControl Cables and Pulleys - Inspection AD/AA-5/8 Amdt 1\n\nRudder Control Bars - Inspection AD/AA-5/9\n\nCarburettor Mixture Control - Modification AD/AA-5/10 Amdt 1\n\nCentre Spar Console - Inspection and Modification AD/AA-5/11\n\nFlap Surfaces - Inspection AD/AA-5/12\n\nUpper Cowl Centre Hinge - Inspection and Replacement AD/AA-5/13\n\nSpar/Skin Spacer - Inspection and Removal AD/AA-5/14\n\nFuel Line - Inspection AD/AA-5/15\n\nPre Certification Requirements - Modification AD/AA-5/16 Amdt 1\n\nStructural and Control Surface Bondlines - Inspection AD/AA-5/17\n\nCircuit Protection Separation - Modification AD/AA-5/18\n\nCarburettor Heat Valve - Inspection and Modification AD/AA-5/19\n\nAlternate Static Selector Valve - Inspection AD/AA-5/20\n\nGlove Box - Modification AD/AA-5/21\n\nAileron Torque Tube - Inspection and Modification AD/AA-5/22\n\nAileron System - Inspection and Modification AD/AA-5/23 Amdt 3\n\nAutomatic Pilot Disconnection and Recertification AD/AA-5/24\n\nElevator Drain Holes - Inspection and Modification AD/AA-5/25\n\nFuel Tanks AD/AA-5/26\n\nWing Attach Shoulder Bolts AD/AA-5/27 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 and re‑issues each listed AD in the same form (see note stating 're‑made in exactly the same form'), so existing obligations, inspection and modification requirements continue unchanged; this is an administrative reissue rather than a substantive change."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural nature: action is administrative (revocation and re‑making) rather than substantive technical change.","Number of separate ADs listed (many items increases recordkeeping and reference complexity).","Reliance on external documents: full technical requirements are in the attached/re‑made ADs, not in this instrument.","Legal authority limited to subregulation 39.001(1) — straightforward delegation but requires users to trace regulatory power.","Some ADs show prior amendments (eg. 'Amdt 1', 'Amdt 3'), requiring attention to amendment history when consulting originals."],"plain_english_summary":"**What this instrument does:** It revokes a list of airworthiness directives (ADs) that apply to Gulfstream (Grumman American/American Aviation) AA‑5 series aeroplanes and re‑issues each AD as a separate instrument. The action is taken by a CASA delegate under subregulation 39.001(1). \n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** Owners, operators and maintenance organisations for AA‑5 aircraft must continue to follow the listed ADs. The note says each AD is re‑made in exactly the same form, so the technical obligations and compliance costs remain as before."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument explicitly states it re-makes the Airworthiness Directives 'in exactly the same form as appears in the latest published edition.' This is a pure administrative reissuance under updated regulation-making powers, with no expansion of scope beyond the original 27 safety directives for the AA-5 aircraft series."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clear purpose: revoke and remake existing instruments","No defined terms section — relies on external aviation terminology","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the instrument itself","Content is essentially a table of contents referencing 27 separate ADs (not reproduced in full)","Straightforward delegation structure: single delegate acting under one subregulation","Minimal cross-referencing — only refers to Schedule 1 and attached documents"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes 27 existing CASA Airworthiness Directives for Gulfstream/Grumman American AA‑5 series aeroplanes and re‑issues them as 27 new legal instruments, without changing their content. They remain mandatory safety requirements (inspections, repairs, modifications) for owners, operators, maintenance engineers and organisations that operate these light single‑engine aircraft.\n\nThe change appears administrative—re‑making the ADs under the current Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 rather than altering the safety obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/f2006b07892","history":"/api/acts/f2006b07892/history","analysis":"/api/acts/f2006b07892/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/f2006b07892/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/f2006b07892/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/f2006b07892/documents"}}