{"id":"F2006B04156","name":"AD/BEECH 65/6 - Aft Facing Chair Reclining Stops - Inspection","slug":"ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43885,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04156-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 65/6 - Aft Facing Chair Reclining Stops - Inspection","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 65/6 Aft Facing Chair Reclining Stops - Inspection 11/67 Applicability:  Model 65, prior to S/Nos. LC-239. Models 65-80 and 65-A80 prior to S/No. LD-221. Document:              Beechcraft SB 66-45.\n\nCompliance:   Within 100 hours’ time in service after 15 February 1967.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1871},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains its original narrow scope regarding seat reclining mechanism inspections for specific vintage Beechcraft aircraft. As a historical directive originally issued in 1967 (indicated by '11/67'), it has not expanded beyond its initial specific safety purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific technical requirement (seat inspection only)","Limited applicability restricted to defined aircraft models and serial number ranges","Straightforward compliance deadline based on flight hours","References only one external technical document (Service Bulletin 66-45)","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** An Airworthiness Directive (a mandatory safety instruction issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority) requiring inspection and modification of reclining mechanisms on backward-facing passenger seats in certain Beechcraft Queen Air aeroplanes.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of specific Beechcraft aircraft: Model 65 with serial numbers prior to LC-239, and Models 65-80 and 65-A80 with serial numbers prior to LD-221.\n\n**What you must do:** Inspect and adjust the **reclining stops** (the mechanical limits that prevent seats from tilting back too far) on aft-facing (backward-facing) chairs, following the instructions in Beechcraft Service Bulletin 66-45. This prevents seats from reclining excessively, which could pose injury risks during turbulence or emergency landings.\n\n**Deadline:** The work must be completed within 100 hours of flight time accumulated after 15 February 1967.\n\n**Why it matters:** Faulty reclining stops could allow seats to collapse backward unexpectedly, endangering passengers during flight manoeuvres or impacts."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-65-6-aft-facing-chair-reclining-stops-inspection/documents"}}