{"id":"F2006B02328","name":"AD/AMD 10/13 - Passenger Door Latch System - Modification","slug":"ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":41558,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02328-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/AMD 10/13 - Passenger Door Latch System - Modification","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\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)  AMD Falcon 10 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/AMD 10/13 Passenger Door Latch System - Modification 2/80\n\nApplicability: All Falcon 10 aeroplanes with S/Nos. 1 to 153. Document:  AMD SB BA F10-0190. (F10-52-009).\n\nCompliance: Before 30 June 1980.\n\n \n\nBackground: The manufacturer advises that it is possible to operate the door closing and locking mechanisms and yet not have all the latches engaged.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, time-bound safety directive. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating a specific door latch modification for a defined aircraft fleet. The scope remains tightly constrained to the original safety issue identified."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","No defined terms section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations 1998","Simple conditional structure: single applicability criterion (serial numbers 1-153)","Single compliance action with clear deadline","No exceptions, exemptions, or nested conditions","References only one external technical document (Service Bulletin)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (AD) — essentially a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).\n\n**What it does:** Requires owners and operators of specific Dassault Falcon 10 aircraft (serial numbers 1 through 153) to modify the passenger door latch system. The fix must be done according to the manufacturer's Service Bulletin (SB BA F10-0190, also referenced as F10-52-009).\n\n**Why it matters:** The manufacturer discovered a dangerous flaw — you could close and \"lock\" the door, but some latches might not actually engage. This creates a risk of the door opening in flight, which could cause rapid decompression, loss of control, or passengers being ejected.\n\n**Who must comply:** Anyone operating these specific Falcon 10 aircraft.\n\n**Deadline:** The modification had to be completed before 30 June 1980.\n\n**Key takeaway:** This is a classic aviation safety directive — identifying a mechanical defect, mandating a specific technical fix, and setting a hard deadline to prevent accidents."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive applies to the set of Falcon 10 aeroplanes identified (S/N 1–153) and mandates the modification specified by the manufacturer’s service bulletin to address the manufacturer-identified latch engagement issue. The text does not expand or narrow that set beyond the stated serial numbers or alter the stated corrective mechanism (Applicability; Document; Background)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: applies to a single aircraft model and specific serial numbers (Applicability).","Single, time-bound action: one mandated modification with a fixed compliance date (Compliance).","Technical detail delegated: specific modification steps are contained in a referenced manufacturer service bulletin rather than in the directive text (Document).","Limited procedural content: the directive states obligation and deadline but contains no enforcement, penalty, or inspection regime in the provided text (Compliance).","Stated operational risk is simple and specific: possible incomplete latch engagement despite operating mechanisms (Background)."],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Dassault/AMD Falcon 10 aeroplanes S/N 1–153 to install a manufacturer-specified modification to the passenger door latch system per AMD Service Bulletin BA F10-0190 (F10-52-009) by 30 June 1980. \n\nIt responds to the manufacturer’s report that door latches can appear to close and lock without all latches fully engaging, shifting compliance cost and scheduling to operators to remove that safety risk."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-amd-10-13-passenger-door-latch-system-modification/documents"}}