{"id":"F2006B02353","name":"AD/AMD 20/15 - Passenger Door Locking System","slug":"ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":41583,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02353-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/AMD 20/15 - Passenger Door Locking System","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 Fan Jet Falcon (Falcon 20/Mystere-Falcon 200) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/AMD 20/15 Passenger Door Locking System 8/78\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. 1 to 370, 372 to 376, 378 to 380, 382, 385, 387, 388. Requirement:               1. Inspect the passenger door locking mechanism in accordance with AMD SB No.\n\n604.\n\n \n\n2.    Modify the passenger door locking mechanism in accordance with with AMD SB No. 615.\n\n \n\n3.    Further modify the passenger door locking mechanism in accordance with AMD SB No. 616.\n\n \n\nNote: Consigne de Navigabilite (French AD) 78-80-12(B) refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: 1. Within 50 hours time in service after 29 June 1978 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 50 hours time in service until modified.\n\n \n\n2. & 3. Before 1 January 1979.\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":1457},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original directive establishing door locking requirements for specific Falcon aircraft. The scope is tightly constrained to the passenger door locking system of listed serial numbers, with no evidence of expansion into unrelated airframe or systems requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Relies on three external technical documents (Service Bulletins 604, 615, 616) without reproducing their content","Discrete serial number applicability list requiring aircraft registration cross-checks","Dual compliance pathway: repetitive interim inspections versus one-time permanent modifications","Historical compliance dates (1978–1979) indicate this is an archived directive of limited current operational relevance"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive mandates urgent safety fixes for the passenger door locks on specific Dassault Falcon 20 and Mystere-Falcon 200 business jets. It applies only to aircraft with serial numbers 1–370, 372–376, 378–380, 382, 385, 387, and 388.\n\n**What operators must do:**\n\n1. **Temporary safety checks** — Inspect the door locking mechanism every 50 flight hours starting from 29 June 1978 until the permanent modifications are installed. This catches potential door failures before they happen.\n\n2. **Permanent modifications** — Complete two separate technical modifications to the locking system (following AMD Service Bulletins 615 and 616) before 1 January 1979.\n\nThe directive references a French aviation safety notice (Consigne de Navigabilite 78-80-12(B)), indicating this addresses a design flaw that could allow the passenger door to open unexpectedly during flight — a potentially catastrophic failure at altitude."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system","history":"/api/acts/ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-amd-20-15-passenger-door-locking-system/documents"}}