{"id":"F2006B03761","name":"AD/BEECH 23/47 - Aircraft Repair","slug":"ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43357,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03761-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 23/47 - Aircraft Repair","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 19, 23 and 24 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 23/47 Aircraft Repair 3/91\n\nApplicability: All aircraft which have been repaired by Capricorn Aircraft Repair of Thangool, QLD., between 2 December 1985 and 29 November 1990.\n\nRequirement: Inspect the aircraft and determine whether previous repairs carried out by Capricorn Aircraft Repair are supported by approved data, and where approved, that the replacement components used in the repair are identical to the components they replaced or are approved as replacement components.\n\nNote 1: Aircraft found not to have been repaired to approved data or to contain non identical or non approved components will be required to have any deficiencies rectified prior to further flight\n\nNote 2: The Authority is to be advised of any aircraft inspected as a result of this directive.\n\nCompliance: At the next scheduled inspection for Maintenance Release after 21 March 1991.\n\nBackground: An inspection of aircraft repaired by Capricorn Aircraft Repair has revealed discrepancies in both structural repair data and replacement components.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1616},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive retains its original targeted scope addressing specific safety discrepancies identified at a single maintenance facility. No expansion of applicability or additional regulatory burdens have been introduced beyond the initial safety investigation findings."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific applicability limited to three aircraft models from a single repairer during a defined 5-year period","Single unqualified inspection requirement without nested exceptions or conditional logic","No defined terms or interpretation section requiring cross-referencing","Straightforward compliance deadline tied to existing maintenance schedule"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive mandates safety inspections for specific Beechcraft aeroplanes (models 19, 23, and 24) that were repaired by a particular Queensland maintenance company, Capricorn Aircraft Repair, between December 1985 and November 1990.\n\n**What must be checked:**\n- Whether repairs were performed using **approved data** (official technical specifications and engineering documentation)\n- Whether replacement parts used are identical to the originals or officially approved alternatives\n\n**Consequences of non-compliance:**\nIf inspections reveal repairs were done without proper documentation or used incorrect parts, the aircraft **cannot fly** until the deficiencies are fixed.\n\n**Reporting requirement:**\nThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority must be notified whenever an aircraft is inspected under this directive.\n\n**When this must happen:**\nAt the next scheduled maintenance inspection after 21 March 1991.\n\n**Why this exists:**\nInvestigations found that this specific repair facility used unapproved structural repair methods and incorrect replacement components, creating potential safety risks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-23-47-aircraft-repair/documents"}}