{"id":"F2006B03900","name":"AD/BEECH 36/44 - Interior Door Handles","slug":"ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43509,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B03900-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 36/44 - 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 36 (Bonanza) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 36/44 Interior Door Handles 12/97\n\nApplicability: Models 36, A36, A36TC, and B36TC; 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":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive’s scope aligns with its stated safety aim: it targets specific Beechcraft 36 variants (all serial numbers) and mandates inspection and correction per a published service bulletin. It does not broaden applicability beyond those models or add additional categories of obligations; obligations are limited to an initial compliance window and recurring checks when handles are removed."},"complexity_factors":["Limited applicability: specific to Beechcraft Models 36, A36, A36TC and B36TC, all serial numbers (straightforward population).","Single technical remedy: inspection and re‑installation per Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693 creates dependency on an external service document.","Clear compliance timing: initial deadline (within 50 hours or next handle removal) plus recurring obligation on any subsequent handle removal reduces interpretive ambiguity.","Operator/maintenance discretion: authorised maintenance personnel must judge whether the handle opens without depressing the release button and perform corrective re‑installation (practical, not procedural complexity).","Low procedural burden: inspection and re‑installation are routine maintenance tasks but impose minor downtime and labour costs.","Enforcement and traceability: effectiveness relies on operators recording compliance within mandated maintenance records."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive requires owners/operators of Beechcraft Model 36 series aeroplanes to inspect cabin and utility interior door handles and, if they open without the lock-release button, remove and re‑install the handle so the lock functions correctly per Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693. Operators pay for the inspection and any corrective work; compliance is required within 50 flight hours or at the next handle removal. The rule adds an initial safety check and a recurring verification obligation when handles are removed to reduce inadvertent in‑flight door openings."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in specific aircraft models. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of preventing unintentional door opening."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific mechanical issue (door handle locking mechanism)","Only 4 aircraft models affected, all serial numbers","Simple binary test: either the handle opens without pressing the button (fix required) or it doesn't (no action)","Clear compliance deadline with two alternative triggers (50 hours or next removal)","Only 2 defined conditions in the requirement section (paragraphs a and b)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic","References only one external technical document (Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693) and one related FAA directive"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators and maintenance personnel of Beechcraft Model 36 variants to inspect interior cabin and utility door handles to confirm the lock release button is required before a clockwise turn opens the door. If handles open without pressing the release, they must be removed and reinstalled per Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693. The check must be done within 50 flight hours after 6 Nov 1997 (or when a handle is next removed). It prevents accidental in‑flight door openings that could startle the pilot."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-36-44-interior-door-handles/documents"}}