{"id":"F2006B04119","name":"AD/BEECH 65/14 Amdt 4 - Elevator Control Rods","slug":"ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43815,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04119-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 65/14 Amdt 4 - Elevator Control Rods","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 - 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)  Beechcraft 65 and 70 (Queen Air) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/BEECH 65/14\n\nAmdt 4\n\n\nElevator Control Rods 3/89\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models Queen Air 65, A65 and A65-8200 with S/Nos. L-1, L-2, L-6, LF-7, LF-8 and LC-1 to LC-335; All models 65-80, 65-A80 and 65-B80 with S/Nos. LD-1 to LD-511; All models 65-88 with S/Nos. LP-1 to LP-28, LP-30 to LP-47. Models Queen Air 70 with S/Nos LB-1 through LB-35.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No. 0334-152, Rev. III. Compliance:  As per requirement document.\n\nBackground: Amendment 4 consolidates Queen Air series 65 and 70 aircraft.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The AD states that Amendment 4 \"consolidates Queen Air series 65 and 70 aircraft.\" This indicates the directive brings the specified 65 and 70 series models and their listed serial numbers together under a single airworthiness directive, changing scope from prior separate treatment to a consolidated applicability."},"complexity_factors":["Reference to an external technical document (Beechcraft SI No. 0334-152 Rev. III) places substantive implementation detail outside the AD text","Serial-numbered applicability requires operators to check aircraft identity against specific S/N ranges/lists (administrative/record-keeping burden)","Short AD text delegates execution timing and technical procedure to the service instruction, requiring coordination between operator, maintenance provider and the manufacturer document","Regulatory enforcement depends on cross-referencing the SI and the AD, which can create compliance-check complexity for inspectors"],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument does (mechanically)\n\n- This is an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued under the Civil Aviation Regulations that requires specific Beechcraft Queen Air aeroplanes to have work done on their elevator control rods. (See: \"Applicability\" and \"Requirement\")\n- The AD tells owners/operators to carry out the actions set out in Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 0334-152, Revision III. The AD makes compliance with that service instruction mandatory for the listed aircraft. (See: \"Requirement\" and \"Compliance\")\n\nWho it affects\n\n- Owners and operators of the listed Queen Air 65 and 70 series aeroplanes identified by serial number in the \"Applicability\" section.\n- Organisations authorised to perform aircraft maintenance (approved maintenance organisations and certificated engineers) who will be contracted to carry out the required work.\n- The Civil Aviation Safety Authority as the regulator that issues and enforces the AD. (Header and Schedule of Airworthiness Directives)\n\nWhy it matters (claim and practical implications)\n\n- The AD makes a manufacturer service instruction (Beechcraft SI No. 0334-152 Rev. III) a regulatory requirement for the specified aircraft. (\"Requirement\")\n- Practically, affected operators must obtain the referenced service instruction, schedule and pay for the required inspections or modifications to elevator control rods, and have those works performed by appropriate maintenance personnel. (\"Requirement\"; \"Compliance\")\n\nCosts, incentives and trade-offs (source-grounded)\n\n- Who pays: The direct financial cost falls on the aircraft owners/operators, who must fund the inspections/repairs and any associated downtime and labour. (Implied by the obligation in \"Requirement\" and \"Compliance\")\n- Who decides/how: The AD prescribes what document must be followed (Beechcraft SI No. 0334-152 Rev. III). Owners/operators and their contracted maintenance providers decide the timing and the means of compliance consistent with that service instruction, subject to regulatory enforcement. (\"Requirement\")\n- Compliance burden: The AD is short on procedural detail; it delegates the technical steps to the referenced service instruction and requires compliance \"as per requirement document,\" so operators must obtain and follow that separate document. That delegation concentrates operational detail in the manufacturer service instruction rather than in the AD text. (\"Requirement\"; \"Compliance\")\n- Bureaucratic discretion and implementation risk: The AD specifies the mandatory document but not its technical contents; any discretion about how to schedule or integrate the work into maintenance programs lies with operators and maintenance organisations within the constraints of the SI and regulator oversight. (\"Requirement\")\n\nScope note\n\n- The AD (Amendment 4) consolidates Queen Air series 65 and 70 aircraft into this single directive. The background line in the AD explicitly states this consolidation. (\"Background\")\n\nSource citations: Applicability; Requirement (Beechcraft SI No. 0334-152, Rev. III); Compliance (\"As per requirement document\"); Background (\"Amendment 4 consolidates Queen Air series 65 and 70 aircraft\")."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a minor administrative consolidation (Amendment 4). The original purpose was to mandate safety inspections of elevator control rods on specific Beechcraft aircraft. The amendment simply combines two previously separate aircraft series (65 and 70) into one directive without expanding the technical requirements or adding new obligations. The scope remains limited to the same safety-critical maintenance task on the same aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words)","Only 4 defined elements: applicability, requirement, compliance, and background","Single cross-reference to external technical document (Beechcraft SI No. 0334-152, Rev. III)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward applicability section using simple serial number ranges","No internal definitions section or interpretation clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). Think of it as a \"recall notice\" for aircraft, but legally binding.\n\n**What it does:** It requires owners and operators of specific **Beechcraft Queen Air 65 and 70 series aeroplanes** to inspect or fix their **elevator control rods** (the mechanical linkages that move the tail elevators, which control the aircraft's pitch — whether the nose goes up or down).\n\n**Who must follow it:** Anyone who owns or operates the specific Beechcraft models and serial numbers listed, including:\n- Queen Air 65, A65, A65-8200 (specific serial numbers)\n- Models 65-80, 65-A80, 65-B80 (specific serial numbers)  \n- Model 65-88 (specific serial numbers)\n- Queen Air 70 (specific serial numbers)\n\n**What they must do:** Follow the instructions in **Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 0334-152, Revision III** — a technical document from the manufacturer detailing the required inspection or maintenance.\n\n**Why it matters:** Faulty elevator control rods could cause loss of pitch control, potentially leading to a crash. This directive ensures these specific aircraft are checked and maintained to prevent mechanical failure.\n\n**What's new in this version (Amendment 4):** It combines requirements that previously applied separately to the Queen Air 65 series and the Queen Air 70 series into one consolidated directive."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-14-amdt-4-elevator-control-rods/documents"}}