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AD/RES/9 - Unapproved Safety Belts and Harnesses - Removal From Service

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This directive bans a specific type of aircraft safety belt from use. It applies to any safety belt or harness that relies on a wedging mechanism—where the fabric webbing is held in place by spring pressure squeezing it between two metal pieces, with at least one of those pieces having a serrated (rough, jagged) or knurled (cross-hatched) surface.

What must happen:

These specific belts must be removed from all aircraft service
The compliance deadline was set for before 1 January 1977

Why it matters: This addresses a safety defect in the locking design. The wedging mechanism could potentially slip or fail during turbulence or impact, failing to restrain passengers and crew when needed most.

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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/RES/9 Unapproved Safety Belts and Harnesses - Removal From Service

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Applicability: All safety belts and harnesses with release mechanisms whose locking action is achieved by the belt webbing being wedged by spring pressure between two metal parts, either of which is serrated or knurled.

Requirement: Remove from service. Compliance: Before 1 January 1977.

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