Commonwealth legislation

AD/GENERAL/58 - Voice Recorders - Attachment of Reflective Strips - CANCELLED

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

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This cancelled Airworthiness Directive (AD) was a safety rule requiring aircraft operators to attach reflective strips to the covers of cockpit voice recorders (the "black box" that records flight deck audio).

What it did (historically):

Originally issued in 1979, it required reflective strips to be fitted to voice recorder covers by 1 December 1979
Purpose: To make the recorder easier to locate and identify in aircraft wreckage after an accident

Current status:

Cancelled on 3 July 2008
All aircraft would have complied with this requirement decades ago
The safety standards are now covered by modern aircraft design requirements and Civil Aviation Order (CAO) 20.18

Who it affects:

Nobody. This directive is no longer in force and imposes no obligations on aircraft operators, manufacturers, or pilots.

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Aircraft - General

AD/GENERAL/58	Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips	7/2008

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 3 July 2008.
Background:	This unique Australian AD, issued in 1979, required reflective strips to be fitted to the cover of the voice recorder. The AD required compliance before 1 December 1979. As all aircraft would have complied with the AD and the requirements are now covered by the design standard and CAO 20.18, the AD is no longer required.

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James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

23 May 2008

AD/GENERAL/58

Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflectiv

Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips

Voice Recorders - Attachment

of Reflective Strips

7/2008

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Aircraft - General Aircraft - General

Aircraft - General

AD/GENERAL/58	Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips	7/2008

Requirement:	CANCELLED.
	This AD is cancelled on 3 July 2008.
Background:	This unique Australian AD, issued in 1979, required reflective strips to be fitted to the cover of the voice recorder. The AD required compliance before 1 December 1979. As all aircraft would have complied with the AD and the requirements are now covered by the design standard and CAO 20.18, the AD is no longer required.

James Coyne
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority

23 May 2008

AD/GENERAL/58 AD/GENERAL/58

AD/GENERAL/58

Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflectiv Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips

Voice Recorders - Attachment

of Reflective Strips

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Current sections

Aircraft - General

Aircraft - General

AD/GENERAL/58

AD/GENERAL/58

Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips

Voice Recorders - Attachment

7/2008

7/2008

Source text

Aircraft - General Aircraft - General

Aircraft - General

AD/GENERAL/58 AD/GENERAL/58

AD/GENERAL/58

Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflectiv Voice Recorders - Attachmentof Reflective Strips

Voice Recorders - Attachment

7/2008 7/2008

7/2008