{"id":"F2006B02063","name":"AD/AA-5/5 - Elevator Trim Tab Hinge - Inspection","slug":"ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":41289,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02063-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/AA-5/5 - Elevator Trim Tab Hinge - Inspection","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-description: CASA Airworthiness Directive\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\nmeta-keywords: Issue NK,Aircraft below 5700 kg,Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes,Elevator Trim Tab Hinge - Inspection,5\ntitle: Airworthiness Directive - AD/AA-5/5 - Elevator Trim Tab Hinge - Inspection\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/AA-5/5 Elevator Trim Tab Hinge - Inspection NK\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. 0001 to 0284. Document:  American Aviation SB No. 136.\n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 31 May 1973.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1492},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted airworthiness directive addressing a specific technical safety issue with elevator trim tab hinges on early production AA-5 aircraft. The scope remains strictly limited to the original safety inspection requirement."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unambiguous compliance requirement","No defined terms or interpretation sections","Clear applicability limited to specific serial number range (0001-0284)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a safety order (called an Airworthiness Directive) that requires owners of specific Gulfstream AA-5 series aeroplanes to inspect the hinge on the elevator trim tab.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Gulfstream (Grumman American/American Aviation) AA-5 series aircraft with serial numbers 0001 through 0284.\n\n**What you must do:** You must inspect the elevator trim tab hinge within 100 hours of flying time after 31 May 1973. The inspection must follow the procedures in American Aviation Service Bulletin No. 136.\n\n**Why it matters:** This inspection is mandatory to ensure the aircraft remains safe to fly. The elevator trim tab helps control the aircraft's pitch (up and down movement), and a faulty hinge could compromise flight safety."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-5-elevator-trim-tab-hinge-inspection/documents"}}