{"id":"F2006B03865","name":"AD/BEECH 35/69 - Interior Door Handles","slug":"ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43474,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03865-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 35/69 - Interior Door Handles","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 35 (Bonanza) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 35/69 Interior Door Handles 12/97\n\nApplicability: Models C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A,\n\nV35B, V35TC, V35ATC, and V35BTC; all serial numbers.\n\nRequirement: Check the cabin side door handle and the utility door handle from the interior of the aircraft for proper locking (rotating the door handle clockwise without depressing the lock release button) in accordance with the Accomplishment Instruction section of Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693.\n\n    (a) If the door handle opens the door when rotated, without depressing the handle’s lock release button, correct the door handle lock by removing the door handle, and re-installing the door handle so that the lock release button locks the door in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions section in Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693.\n\n    (b) If the door handle is locked and will only unlock by depressing the door handle lock release button, then no further action is necessary.\n\nNote: FAA AD 97-14-15 Amdt 39-10073 refers.\n\nCompliance: Unless already accomplished, within 50 hours time in service after 6 November 1997 or at the next door handle removal after 6 November 1997, whichever occurs first; and thereafter at any time a utility or cabin interior door handle is removed.\n\nThis airworthiness directive becomes effective on 6 November 1997.\n\nBackground: The FAA received numerous reports of the utility and cabin door handle opening from the interior of the aircraft without depressing the lock release button. The actions specified by this Directive are intended to prevent unintentional opening of the cabin side door and the utility door from the interior of the aircraft. This could result in a loss of control caused by the distraction to the pilot.","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"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive's scope is consistent with its stated safety objective: it targets interior cabin and utility door handles on the listed Beechcraft 35 models and mandates inspection and corrective re‑installation per Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693. It does not expand beyond the specified models, serial numbers, or the described corrective action, but it does create a recurring obligation when handles are removed."},"complexity_factors":["Applicability limited to many Beechcraft 35-series models but covers all serial numbers (Applicability).","Action mandated is a simple inspection and, if necessary, re-installation of the door handle lock mechanism (Requirement; (a) and (b)).","Prescribed method: compliance must follow the Accomplishment Instruction of Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693, adding a dependency on that manufacturer's technical instructions (Requirement).","Timeframe constraint: compliance within 50 flight hours or at next handle removal after the effective date creates an operational scheduling requirement (Compliance).","Recurring trigger: requirement repeats whenever a utility or cabin interior door handle is removed (Compliance).","Cost and responsibility fall to owners/operators and their maintenance providers (Compliance; Requirement).","Regulatory cross-reference to FAA AD 97-14-15 indicates alignment with an external airworthiness directive (Note).","Limited regulatory discretion: the AD prescribes inspection/fix steps via the service bulletin rather than delegating unspecified remedial options (Requirement)."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires owners/operators and maintenance providers of specified Beechcraft 35‑series aeroplanes to inspect and, if necessary, re‑install interior cabin and utility door handles so they only open when the lock‑release button is depressed, to prevent inadvertent opening and pilot distraction.  \n\nIt applies to all serial numbers of the listed models and directs compliance per Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693. Compliance is required within 50 flight hours or at the next handle removal, and thereafter whenever an interior handle is removed; owners/operators bear inspection and repair costs."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a targeted safety directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in specific aircraft models. The scope remains precisely limited to interior door handle locking mechanisms on the listed Beechcraft 35 series aircraft, exactly as intended."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific mechanical issue (door handle locking mechanism)","Only 2 conditional outcomes (handle works properly vs. doesn't work)","Clear, step-by-step compliance instructions","Single cross-reference to FAA directive (97-14-15)","No nested definitions or interpretation sections","Approximately 250 words total"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of 17 specified Beechcraft Bonanza (C35–V35BTC variants) to inspect interior door handles to ensure the door cannot open unless the unlock button is pressed. If a handle opens without pressing the button it must be removed and correctly reinstalled; no action is needed if it locks properly. Compliance is within 50 flight hours after 6 Nov 1997 or the next handle removal, and whenever a handle is removed thereafter."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-35-69-interior-door-handles/documents"}}