{"id":"F2006B04150","name":"AD/BEECH 65/54 Amdt 2 - Aft and Nose Hinged Baggage Door Latching","slug":"ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43879,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04150-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 65/54 Amdt 2 - Aft and Nose Hinged Baggage Door Latching","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 65 and 70 (Queen Air) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 65/54\n\nAmdt 2\n\n  \nAft and Nose Hinged Baggage Door Latching 3/89\n\nApplicability: All models Queen Air 65, A65 and A65-8200 with S/Nos. L-1, L-2, LF-7, LF-8, LC- 1 to LC-335.\n\nAll models 65-80, 65-A80, 65-A80-8800 and 65-B80 with S/Nos. LD-1 to LD-505. All models 70 with S/Nos LB-1 through LB-35.\n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No 1126 Rev 1\\. Compliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 31 July 1980.\n\nBackground: To provide a more effective bellcrank stop for the hinged baggage door latch mechanism taking into account the possibility of dimensional variations in some original installations. Amendment 2 concerns reference to Rev 1 of SB and consolidates Queen Air series 65 and 70, aircraft.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2411},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendment 2 consolidated the Queen Air series 65 and 70 aircraft into this single directive (previously covered separately) and updated the technical reference to Revision 1 of the Service Bulletin."},"complexity_factors":["Specific serial number ranges across multiple model variants requiring careful cross-checking","Single external technical reference to manufacturer Service Instruction (SI 1126 Rev 1) not reproduced in the directive","Amendment consolidates previously separate aircraft series into one directive","Aviation-specific terminology (time in service, bellcrank, S/Nos, SI)"],"plain_english_summary":"Mandatory directive requiring owners/operators of specified Beechcraft Queen Air 65, 65‑80 and 70 series aircraft (particular serial‑number ranges) to inspect and modify both aft and nose baggage‑door latches within 100 flight hours after 31 July 1980, using Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1126 Revision 1.\n\nThe work improves the bellcrank stop so the latch fully engages, addressing slight factory dimensional variations that could allow baggage doors to open in flight. This amendment consolidates prior directives and updates the technical instruction reference."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-54-amdt-2-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching/documents"}}