{"id":"F2006B03710","name":"AD/BEECH 200/58 Amdt 1 - Outflow/Safety Valve","slug":"ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43300,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03710-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 200/58 Amdt 1 - Outflow/Safety Valve","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)  \nBeechcraft 200 (Super King Air) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 200/58\n\nAmdt 1\n\n  \nOutflow/Safety Valve 3/98\n\nApplicability: All model 200 series aircraft with serial numbers as listed in the requirement document.\n\nRequirement: Inspect and if necessary replace the outflow/safety valve in accordance with the procedures detailed in Beech SB 2484 Rev 1 dated October 1995.\n\nAircraft previously certified against the initial Requirement of this Directive can be certified as in compliance with Amdt 1.\n\nNo person shall install on any aircraft any Outflow/Safety Valve found to be unserviceable in accordance with this directive.\n\nNote: FAA AD 97-25-01 Amdt 39-10224 refers and replaces FAA AD 96-17-10 Amdt 39-9719.\n\nCompliance: Within 200 hours time in service or 4 months, whichever occurs first, from the effective date of this directive.\n\nThis amendment becomes effective on 26 February 1998.\n\nBackground: Manufacturing problems with the safety valve may cause a rapid decompression of the aircraft should a valve failure occur.\n\nThe original issue of this airworthiness directive became effective on 7 November 1996.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment maintains the original scope — safety inspection of a specific valve on Beechcraft 200 aircraft. The amendment appears to be procedural (updating reference documents and clarifying compliance status for previously certified aircraft) rather than expanding the directive's reach to new aircraft types or systems."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific mechanical component addressed (outflow/safety valve)","Only one substantive requirement: inspect/replace per manufacturer bulletin","Minimal conditional logic (just the compliance timeframe alternative)","No defined terms section — uses plain technical language","Short document (approximately 200 words)","Single cross-reference to FAA directive for background context only"],"plain_english_summary":"This safety order requires owners/operators of specified Beechcraft 200 (Super King Air) serial-numbered aircraft to inspect—and, if needed, replace—the cabin outflow/safety valve per Beech Service Bulletin 2484 Revision 1. It prevents installation of valves that fail inspection.\n\nIt matters because defective valves can cause rapid decompression. Compliance is mandatory within 200 flight hours or four months from 26 Feb 1998. This amends the 1996 order; aircraft already meeting that order remain compliant."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment does not expand which aircraft are covered; it specifies inspection/replacement procedures by referencing Beech SB 2484 Rev 1, sets a clear compliance deadline, and allows prior compliance to satisfy the amendment. Mechanically this clarifies methods and certification acceptance rather than widening the directive’s substantive scope (see Requirement; Compliance; 'Aircraft previously certified...' note)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, focused technical mandate: inspect and, if necessary, replace the outflow/safety valve (Requirement).","Dependency on an external technical document: procedures are specified by Beech SB 2484 Rev 1 (links regulatory compliance to a manufacturer service bulletin).","Clear compliance timeline: within 200 flight hours or 4 months (Compliance) — operational scheduling and downtime impact for operators.","Prohibition on installing valves found unserviceable (No person shall install...), creating an ongoing parts-control/compliance obligation for maintenance providers.","Acceptance clause for prior compliance: aircraft previously certified to the original requirement are deemed compliant with this amendment, which affects certification paperwork but not substantive technical scope.","Cross-reference to FAA ADs (Note) introduces an external regulatory alignment consideration for operators following multiple authorities."],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment requires operators of certain Beechcraft 200-series aeroplanes to have the outflow/safety valve inspected and, if necessary, replaced following Beech Service Bulletin 2484 Rev 1. Compliance must occur within 200 flight hours or four months; installing valves found unserviceable is prohibited. The stated purpose is to address manufacturing defects that could cause rapid decompression. The directive places inspection, any replacement costs, and related maintenance burden on aircraft owners/operators and approved maintenance organisations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-200-58-amdt-1-outflow-safety-valve/documents"}}