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AD/L.40/8 - Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification

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This is a safety order (called an Airworthiness Directive) issued by Australia's aviation regulator for a specific aircraft type: the Meta Sokol L.40 series.

What it does:

Requires owners to install proper safety harnesses (seatbelts) in the front seats of these planes
The installation must follow a plan approved by the aviation safety authority
References technical guidelines from March 1972 for how to do the work

Who it affects:

Anyone who owns or operates a Meta Sokol L.40 aircraft

Why it matters:

Improves pilot and front passenger safety during accidents, turbulence, or emergency landings by ensuring proper restraint systems are in place

Deadline:

The modifications had to be completed before 1 December 1973

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY

SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

View image in the official source Meta Sokol L.40 Series Aeroplanes

AD/L.40/8 Front Seat Restraint Installations - Modification 11/72

Applicability: All models.

Requirement: Modify each front seat restraint installation by fitting a safety harness in accordance with a scheme approved by the Secretary.

Note: Guidelines for installation schemes are outlined in Airworthiness Advisory Circular No. 62 dated March 1972.

Compliance: Before 1 December 1973.

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