{"id":"F2006B02562","name":"AD/AUS/1 - Lift Strut","slug":"ad-aus-1-lift-strut","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":41818,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02562-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/AUS/1 - Lift Strut","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)  Auster/Beagle A.61 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/AUS/1 Lift Strut 2/50\n\nApplicability: All models manufactured before May 1947. Requirement:  Action in accordance with Auster SB Issues 2 and 5. Compliance:               Forthwith.\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\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1824},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Maintains narrow, original scope targeting only Auster/Beagle A.61 aircraft manufactured before May 1947 for mandatory lift strut inspection or modification."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely brief text (under 50 words of operative provisions)","Single unconditional requirement with no exceptions or carve-outs","References external technical documents (Auster Service Bulletins Issues 2 and 5) without reproducing their content","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An immediate safety order (called an \"Airworthiness Directive\") for owners of specific vintage aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who owns or operates an **Auster/Beagle A.61 series aeroplane** built **before May 1947**.\n\n**What it requires:** You must immediately inspect or repair the **lift struts** (the structural supports that hold the wings up) following specific manufacturer instructions called \"Service Bulletins\" (Issues 2 and 5).\n\n**When:** Immediately (\"Forthwith\" means right now — before the next flight).\n\n**Why it matters:** This prevents wing failure. The directive addresses potential structural weaknesses in the lift struts of these elderly aircraft."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-aus-1-lift-strut","history":"/api/acts/ad-aus-1-lift-strut/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-aus-1-lift-strut/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-aus-1-lift-strut/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-aus-1-lift-strut/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-aus-1-lift-strut/documents"}}