Directorate General Technical Airworthiness - ADF
Technical Airworthiness Directives
This page provides a list of DGTA Technical Airworthiness Directives (TADs), both current TADs and cancelled TADs. If you would like to be added to, or removed from, the TAD advice distribution list, please contact the TAD administrator.
1. A TAD is primarily used to provide formal and consistent information and direction on matters in the Design, Construction and Maintenance domains that may seriously compromise the airworthiness of aircraft that are the responsibility of the Techncial Airworthiness Regulator (TAR).
Some examples are:
- The need to mandate uniform action across Authorised Engineering Organisations (AEOs), Approved Maintenance Organisations (AMOs) and/or Sponsor organisations;
- Concerns about unsafe or unsatisfactory technical conditions in one aviation system having ramifications for other aviation systems;
- The need to institute a formal investigation into serious or potentially serious, unsafe or unsatisfactory technical conditions, relating to airworthiness; and
- Tthe discovery of a serious shortcoming of the Technical Airworthiness Management Manual (TAMM) that has a direct and immediate impact on a range of customers.
Current Technical Airworthiness Directives (TADs)
| TAD Number | Title | Action Addressee | Date Issued | DGTA Contact | Cancellation Date |
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| 05/2013 | AP-3C Orion MK46 MOD 5A(SW) Exercise Torpedo Station 2 Carriage Limitation – Mar 13 | MPSPO & 92 WG OPS | 18 Mar 2013 | FLTLT Paul Halcrow | |
| 04/2013 | P-3 FS1117 Fleet Management Strategy - Rev 1 - Feb 13 | MPSPO | 15 Feb 2013 | WGCDR Adrian Mackenzie | |
| 03/2013 | Revised Interim Management Strategy for A09P Issue Papers 011/2011 and 012/2011 | MPSPO | 15 Feb 2013 | SQNLDR Michael Dorman | |
| 02/2013 | Revised RAAF P-3 BL65 Chordwise Splice Sample Inspection Requirements | MPSPO | 08 Feb 2013 | SQNLDR Michael Dorman | |
| 01/2013 | Removal of Annual Re-authorisation Requirement | See Distribution | 24 Jan 2013 | WGCDR Gavin Jenkinson | |
| 16/2012 | A09D - P-3 Fleet Second SBI Servicing - Revision 1 | MPSPO | 21 Dec 2012 | WGCDR Adrian Mackenzie | |
| 13/2012 | A09-753 BL65 Chordwise Splice Sample Inspection Requirements | MPSPO | 25 Oct 2012 | FLTLT Greg Brick | |
| 12/2012 | T56 Turbine Vane Case Distortion Risk Analysis | ALSPO | 15 Oct 2012 | FLTLT Leigh Wrighton-Jones | |
| 11/2012 | T56 Turbine Wheel Manufacturing Flaw Risk Treatment Risk Analysis | ALSPO | 20 Sep 2012 | FLTLT Leigh Wrighton-Jones | |
| 06/2012 | F_A-18A_B Damage Item Location CB009 Safe Life to Safety-By-Inspection Transition | TFSPO | 06 Aug 2012 | Email: SQNLDR Nathan Tate or phone (03) 9256 3257 |
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| 04/2012 | Updated Period of Structural Clearance for Accepted RAAF AEW&C Aircraft | AEWCSPO | 15 May 2012 | Email: FLTLT Ian Coker or phone (03) 9256 3596 |
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| 03/2012 | DSDE Acceptance | The actioning agencies for this TAD include all Authorised Engineering Organisations (AEOs) in which an SDE intends to employ DSDEs to perform duties to the limits prescribed in TAREG 3.3.2. | 23 May 2012 | Email: WGCDR Peter McConvillor phone: (03) 9256 3049 | |
| 02/2012 | PC-9/A - Revised Safe Life Limit For SLL-C-2 | TASPO | 05 Apr 2012 | Email:SQNLDR Nathan Tate or phone (03) 9256 3257 |
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| 01/2012 | P-3 FS1117 Fleet Management Strategy – DEC 12 | MPSPO | 04 Dec 2012 | Email:WGCDR Adrian Mackenzie or phone (03) 9256 3499 |
Cancelled Technical Airworthiness Directives (TADs)
| TAD Number | Title | Action Addressee | Date Issued | Cancellation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/2012 | A09-753 BL65 Chordwise Splice Sample Inspection Requirements | MPSPO | 04 Dec 2012 | 08 Feb 2012 |
| 09/2012 | A09D P-3 Fleet Second SBI Servicing (superseding and cancelling DGTA-ADF U3272882) | MPSPO | 5 Sep 2012 | 21 Dec 2012 |
| 08/2012 | Revised Interim Management Strategy for A09P Issue Papers (RESTRICTED) | MPSPO | 28 Aug 2012 | 15 Feb 2013 |
| 05/2012 | Revised Interim Management Strategy for A09P IP 11/2011 and 12/2011 (Cancelled by TAD 08/2012 ) | MPSPO | 1 Jun 2012 | 28 Aug 2012 |
| 01/2012 | P-3 FS1117 Fleet Management Strategy – DEC 12 | MPSPO | 04 Dec 2012 |
15 Feb 2013 |
| 02/2003 (AL2) |
Compass Swing Site Management (Superseded by AAP 7090.001-99 Instruction 24) | ADF aircraft compass swing sites. | 30 Aug 07 |
31 Aug 10 |
| 01/2008 |
Independent Maintenance Inspections | All ADF Authorised Engineering Organisations (AEO) with responsibility for weapon system management. | 19 Jun 08 |
20 Aug 09 |
| 02/2005 AL1 | Cancellation of CAMM2 Standardisation Operations (STANOPS) AL1 | All CAMM2 users. | 03 Nov 06 |
09 Jul 09 |
| 02/2006 | Maintenance and Cleaning of Fire Extinguisher Discharge Pipes and Nozzles | ADF Systems Program Offices (SPOs) responsible forC130H & J, B707, F111, P-3, Caribou, Chinook and Tiger aircraft. | 21 Mar 06 |
07 Apr 08 |