{"id":"F2006B04028","name":"AD/BEECH 55/82 - Interior Door Handles","slug":"ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43637,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04028-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 55/82 - 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 55, 58 and 95-55 (Baron) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 55/82 Interior Door Handles 12/97\n\nApplicability: Models 95-55, 95A55, 95B55, 95C55, D55, E55, 58, and 58TC; 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":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive keeps the original scope indicated by the referenced FAA AD: it targets interior cabin and utility door handle locking on the listed Beechcraft models (Applicability; Note). It does not broaden affected models or impose additional airframe modifications beyond the handle‑removal/re‑installation corrective action and recurring inspections tied to handle removal (Requirement; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow technical focus: only interior cabin and utility door handles on specific Beechcraft models (Applicability).","Simple pass/fail test: rotate handle clockwise without depressing lock release to assess compliance (Requirement).","Prescribed corrective action requires physical removal and re‑installation of the handle per a manufacturer service bulletin (Requirement (a); Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693).","Time-limited compliance window: within 50 hours’ time in service after the effective date or at next handle removal, whichever is earlier (Compliance).","Recurring obligation: inspection required thereafter whenever a utility or cabin interior door handle is removed (Compliance).","Operational implementation depends on maintenance personnel and access to the referenced service bulletin, creating modest administrative and labor costs for operators (Requirement; Note referencing Raytheon SB).","Traceability to FAA action: the directive refers to FAA AD 97-14-15, which may affect how operators document compliance (Note).","Safety rationale is procedural and event-driven (prevent interior opening that could distract pilot) rather than performance-based, limiting technical ambiguity (Background)."],"plain_english_summary":"This directive requires operators of specified Beechcraft 55/58/95-55 series aeroplanes to inspect interior cabin and utility door handles to ensure they lock properly and to correct any handle that opens when rotated without depressing the lock release. The required fix is removal and re‑installation of the handle following Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693. Aircraft owners/operators must do the check within 50 hours’ time in service or at the next handle removal and thereafter whenever a handle is removed, bearing inspection and repair time."},"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"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete airworthiness 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)","Straightforward binary test (handle opens without button press = fail, handle stays locked = pass)","Only 2 defined compliance paths (paragraphs a and b)","Single external reference (Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693)","Clear, unambiguous compliance deadline with two alternative triggers","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the basic if/then structure","Extremely narrow scope (specific aircraft models, specific component)"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners/operators of Beechcraft Baron 55, 58, and 95-55 series must inspect interior door handles to ensure they do not open by simply turning the handle — the separate lock-release button must be required to open the door. This order targets reports of in‑flight door openings that can startle pilots and risk loss of control. Faulty handles must be removed and reinstalled per Raytheon instructions; inspections are due within 50 flight hours after 6 Nov 1997 and whenever a handle is removed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-55-82-interior-door-handles/documents"}}