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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This document cancels a previous aviation safety rule about specific aircraft altimeters.
An Airworthiness Directive (AD) is a safety order issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) requiring aircraft owners to fix unsafe conditions. This particular directive originally imposed requirements on aircraft fitted with "3-pointer type altimeters" (flight instruments that display altitude using three separate hands or pointers).
What has changed:
Why it changed: The safety concerns are now adequately covered by:
Who is affected: Owners and operators of aircraft that were previously subject to this specific directive—primarily those with older "three-pointer" altimeter designs.
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Direct links to the current provisions in AD/GENERAL/47 - 3 Pointer Type Altimeters - CANCELLED.
| AD/GENERAL/47 | 3 Pointer Type Altimeters | 11/2007 |
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| Requirement: | CANCELLED. |
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| This AD is cancelled on 25 October 2007. | |
| Background: | Aircraft instruments are covered by CAO 103.3 and the certification requirements and therefore an unsafe condition no longer exists. |
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Charles Lenarcic
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
7 September 2007
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| AD/GENERAL/47 | 3 Pointer Type Altimeters | 11/2007 |
|---|
| Requirement: | CANCELLED. |
|---|---|
| This AD is cancelled on 25 October 2007. | |
| Background: | Aircraft instruments are covered by CAO 103.3 and the certification requirements and therefore an unsafe condition no longer exists. |
Charles Lenarcic
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
7 September 2007