Commonwealth legislation

AD/GAS/2 - Filament Wound, Fibre-Glass, High Pressure Spherical Vessels

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Immediate grounding of dangerous gas cylinders

This safety directive orders the immediate removal from service of specific high-pressure gas cylinders used in aircraft.

Who it affects:

Aircraft operators or owners using spherical, filament-wound fibre-glass gas vessels
Specifically those manufactured by Apex Fibre-Glass Products in Cleveland, Ohio

What you must do:

Retire these vessels immediately — remove them from the aircraft and do not use them
There is no grace period ("Forthwith" means do it now)

Why it matters: Airworthiness Directives are legally binding safety orders issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. This directive targets a specific make of high-pressure vessel, likely due to discovered structural failures or safety defects in the filament-wound fibre-glass construction. Non-compliance breaches aviation safety law and poses serious risks to flight safety.

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AD/GAS/2 - Filament Wound, Fibre-Glass, High Pressure Spherical Vessels

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 107 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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AD/GAS/2 Filament Wound, Fibre-Glass, High Pressure Spherical Vessels

Applicability: All vessels manufactured by Apex Fibre-Glass Products, Cleveland, Ohio. Requirement: Retire from service.

Compliance: Forthwith.

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