Explanatory Statement
Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998
AD/CFM56/33 — Inspection of Fan Blades with 25 degree Mid-span Shrouds
Under section 98 of the Civil Aviation Act 1988 (the Act), the Governor-General may make regulations for the Act and in the interests of the safety of air navigation. Under regulation 39.001 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR 1998), CASA may issue an airworthiness directive (AD) for a kind of aircraft or aeronautical product. Under subsections 98 (5B) and (5BA) of the Act, an AD is a legislative instrument unless it is expressed to apply in relation to a particular person, a particular aircraft or a particular aeronautical product. Therefore, this AD is a legislative instrument.
Under subsection 33 (3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, where an Act confers a power to make, grant or issue any instrument of a legislative or administrative character (including rules, regulations or by-laws), the power shall be construed as including a power exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions (if any) to repeal, rescind, revoke, amend, or vary any such instrument.
Under Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the State of Design has overall responsibility for continuing airworthiness of an aircraft type, and must provide any information necessary to ensure the continuing airworthiness of a type to appropriate States of Registry. ADs (and their equivalents) are the most common form of continuing airworthiness information, and are issued by most International Civil Aviation Organization Contracting States.
The State of Registry of an individual aircraft is responsible for its continuing airworthiness. Under Annex 8, the State of Registry must develop or adopt requirements to ensure the continuing airworthiness of aircraft. When a foreign State of Design issued an AD before 1 October 2009 for a type of aircraft on the Australian Register, CASA, as Australia’s national airworthiness authority, must assess that information and, if appropriate, issue an Australian AD to mandate the requirements of the foreign State of Design.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued AD 2009-0036 affecting CFM International CFM56-3 series turbine engines in 2009. France is the State of Design for this engine type. CASA has issued this AD (AD/CFM56/33) to mandate the requirements of EASA AD 2009-0036. This AD becomes effective on 9 May 2014.
Consultation
As this AD is issued as a result of CASA’s obligations under International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 8 and brings Australian requirements in line with those established by EASA, it is CASA’s view that it was not necessary or appropriate to undertake any further consultation under section 17 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
Regulation Impact Statement
A Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) is not required because ADs are covered by a standing agreement between CASA and the Office of Best Practice Regulation under which a RIS is not required for ADs.
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
A Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights is at Attachment 1.
Making and commencement
The instrument has been made by a delegate of CASA relying on the power of delegation under subregulation 11.260 (1) of CASR 1998 and subsection 94 (1) of the Act.
The instrument commences on 9 May 2014.
[Instrument number AD/CFM56/33]
Attachment 1
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
Prepared in accordance with Part 3 of the
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011
AD/CFM56/33 — Inspection of Fan Blades with 25 degree Mid-span Shrouds
This legislative instrument is compatible with the human rights and freedoms recognised or declared in the international instruments listed in section 3 of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.
Overview of the legislative instrument
The European Aviation Safety Agency issued AD 2009-0036 affecting CFM International CFM56-3 series turbine engines in 2009. France is the State of Design for this engine type. CASA has issued AD/CFM56/33 to mandate the requirements of EASA AD 2009-0036.
The primary purpose of this legislative instrument is to mandate repetitive inspections of fan blades with 25 degrees mid-span shrouds as defined by CFM International Service Bulletin CFM56-3/3B/3C 72-1067 in order to reduce the risk of a multiple fan blade failure event which could result in an uncontained engine rotor failure.
Human rights implications
This legislative instrument does not engage any of the applicable rights or freedoms.
Conclusion
This legislative instrument is compatible with human rights as it does not raise any human rights issues.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority