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CASA ADCX 018/14 - Repeal of Airworthiness Directives

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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This instrument cancels seven outdated aircraft safety rules (called Airworthiness Directives or ADs) that previously required specific maintenance or inspections on certain aircraft models.

What is being cancelled: The following safety directives are no longer legally binding:

12 November 2014: Three directives for Airbus A320 aircraft, one for Eurocopter EC 135 helicopters, and two for Boeing 737 aircraft
3 December 2014: One directive for Boeing 727 aircraft

Who this affects: Airlines, aircraft operators, and maintenance engineers responsible for these specific aircraft types no longer need to comply with these particular safety requirements. This typically happens when the safety issues have been resolved through design modifications, newer directives have replaced the old ones, or the affected aircraft are being retired from service.

Why it matters: Removing obsolete rules reduces paperwork and compliance costs for aviation businesses while maintaining safety standards through more current regulations.

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CASA ADCX 018/14 - Repeal of Airworthiness Directives

Instrument number CASA ADCX 018/14

I, DAVID PUNSHON, Acting Manager, Continuing Airworthiness, a delegate of CASA, make this instrument under subregulation 39.001 (1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 and subsection 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

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David Punshon
Acting Manager
Continuing Airworthiness

11 November 2014

Repeal of Airworthiness Directives

1 Commencement

This instrument commences on 12 November 2014.

2 Repeal

Each Airworthiness Directive (AD) mentioned in Schedule 1 is repealed on the date specified for it in the Schedule.

Schedule 1 Repeal of ADs

AD	Repeal date
AD/A320/24 Amdt 1	12 November 2014
AD/A320/128	12 November 2014
AD/A320/148 Amdt 1	12 November 2014
AD/EC 135/15 Amdt 1	12 November 2014
AD/B737/79	12 November 2014
AD/B737/99	12 November 2014
AD/B727/201	3 December 2014

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