{"id":"F2006B04172","name":"AD/BEECH 76/14 - Engine Control Rod Safety Washers","slug":"ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43925,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04172-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 76/14 - Engine Control Rod Safety Washers","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 76 (Duchess) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/BEECH 76/14 Engine Control Rod Safety Washers 8/83\n\nApplicability: Model 76 with S/Nos. ME-1 to ME-434. Requirement:  Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No. 1243.\n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 30 September 1983.\n\n \n\nBackground:  The manufacturer considers it necessary to install a safety feature to the engine control rod ends.\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":1677},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive maintains its original narrow scope targeting a specific mechanical modification for a defined aircraft model. No expansion of scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["No interpretation section or defined terms","Single unambiguous requirement with no exceptions or conditional clauses","External cross-reference to manufacturer technical document (Beechcraft SI No. 1243)","Narrow applicability limited to specific aircraft serial number range"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A mandatory aviation safety order (called an Airworthiness Directive) issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority under the Civil Aviation Regulations.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Beechcraft 76 Duchess aeroplanes with serial numbers ME-1 through ME-434.\n\n**What you must do:** Install safety washers on the engine control rod ends by following the instructions in Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1243.\n\n**When you had to do it:** Within 100 hours of flight time after 30 September 1983.\n\n**Why it matters:** The manufacturer identified that these control rods needed an additional safety feature to prevent potential engine control failures in flight."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-14-engine-control-rod-safety-washers/documents"}}