{"id":"F2006B02969","name":"AD/B737/69 - Transaero Single Flight Attendant Seat Pan","slug":"ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":42311,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B02969-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/B737/69 - Transaero Single Flight Attendant Seat Pan","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nBoeing 737 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/B737/69 Transaero Single Flight Attendant Seat Pan 10/92\n\nApplicability: Model 737-300, 737-400, and 737-500 series aircraft, equipped with Transaero P/N 91465 series single flight attendant seats identified in Transaero SB 192 Revision C.\n\nRequirement: 1. (a) Inspect the front edge of the affected seat pans for areas of abnormal flexibility in accordance with paragraph C. of Transaero SB 192 Revision C.\n\n    (b) If no damage is detected, repeat the inspection.\n\n    (c) If damage is detected, accomplish either:\n\n    (i) Install a placard stating that the damaged seat is not to be occupied; or\n\n    (ii) Replace the seat pan with a serviceable seat pan of the same part number; and\n\n    (iii) Inspect in accordance with Requirement 1.(a) of this Directive.\n\n2. Modify all single flight attendant seat pans in accordance with Transaero SB 192 Revision C.\n\nNote 1. Compliance with Requirement 2 of this Directive constitutes terminating action for the inspections specified in Requirement 1 of this Directive.\n\nNote 2. FAA AD 92-08-11 Amdt 39-8222 refers.\n\nCompliance: 1. (a) Prior to 17 November 1992.\n\n    (b) At intervals not to exceed 375 hours time in service.\n\n    (c) (i) and (c)(ii) Prior to further flight.\n\n(iii) At intervals not to exceed 375 hours time in service.\n\n2. Prior to 17 March 1994.\n\nBackground: The FAA has received in- service reports of damaged seat pans.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted airworthiness directive addressing a specific safety defect in a specific seat model on specific aircraft. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of ensuring flight attendant seat integrity."},"complexity_factors":["Single specific technical issue (seat pan damage)","Only 2 main requirements with clear alternatives (inspect/replace or placard)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references one Transaero Service Bulletin and one FAA AD)","Straightforward compliance timeline with specific dates","No nested conditional logic or exceptions to exceptions","Short document (approximately 200 words)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD mandates inspection and corrective action for Transaero single flight attendant seat pans (P/N 91465 series) on Boeing 737-300/400/500s, because front-edge damage or excessive flexing could compromise seat integrity. It affects owners/operators of those aircraft fitted with the seats.\n\nOperators must inspect, placard or replace damaged pans, and complete a required modification to permanently fix the issue—ensuring crew safety and unobstructed emergency egress."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Directive's scope aligns with its stated safety purpose: to detect and remedy damaged Transaero single flight-attendant seat pans following FAA in-service reports (Background). It prescribes inspections, immediate mitigation (placard or replacement), and a mandatory modification that terminates inspections (Requirements 1–2; Note 1), so the scope is consistent with addressing the reported defect rather than expanding beyond that safety objective."},"complexity_factors":["Targeted applicability to specific airframe models and a single seat part number (Applicability).","Two-tiered compliance regime: immediate recurring inspections with a 375-hour interval and a later mandatory modification (Requirements 1 and 2; Compliance).","Remediation options that change operational status: placard-out-of-use or replace the seat pan before further flight (Requirement 1(c)(i)-(ii); Compliance).","Modification is a terminating action for inspections, requiring coordination to schedule fleet modifications by a fixed deadline (Note 1; Requirement 2; Compliance).","Reference to external service bulletin (Transaero SB 192 Revision C) and FAA AD for procedural and regulatory details, increasing dependency on other documents (Requirement references; Note 2).","Staggered compliance dates (inspection prior to 17 Nov 1992; modification prior to 17 Mar 1994) impose planning and resource timing constraints (Compliance)."],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:** This Directive requires operators of Boeing 737-300/400/500 aircraft fitted with Transaero P/N 91465 single flight-attendant seat pans to inspect the front edge for abnormal flexibility, placard or replace damaged pans before further flight, and ultimately modify all affected pans per Transaero SB 192 Revision C.  \n\n**Who it affects and why it matters:** It affects airlines and maintenance organisations using those specific seats. The measure responds to FAA reports of damaged seat pans and creates recurring inspection and modification deadlines to address the issue."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan","history":"/api/acts/ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-b737-69-transaero-single-flight-attendant-seat-pan/documents"}}