{"id":"F2006B04178","name":"AD/BEECH 76/3 - Elevator Trailing Edge Bond","slug":"ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":43931,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04178-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 76/3 - Elevator Trailing Edge Bond","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 76/3 Elevator Trailing Edge Bond 6/79\n\nApplicability: All model 76 with S/Nos. ME-1 to ME-6 and ME-8 to ME-62. Requirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No. 1041.\n\nCompliance: Unless already accomplished, within 100 hours’ time in service after 30 June 1979. Background:              There is a possibility of in-service separation of the elevator trailing edge bond.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFederal Register of Legislative Instruments F2006B04178\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1935},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains tightly focused on its original purpose: rectifying a specific structural defect (elevator trailing edge debonding) in a defined aircraft population. No expansion of scope detected."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete safety requirement","Narrow applicability limited to specific serial number ranges","Only one external technical reference (Beechcraft SI No. 1041)","Simple compliance trigger (flight hours accumulated after fixed date)","No nested exceptions or conditional clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Civil Aviation Safety Authority Airworthiness Directive affects owners/operators of Beechcraft Model 76 Duchess aircraft (serials ME-1–ME-6, ME-8–ME-62). It requires inspecting and repairing the adhesive bond of the elevator trailing edge per Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1041 because bond failure could detach the trailing edge, damage the tail, or impair control. Compliance was required within 100 flight hours after 30 June 1979."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-76-3-elevator-trailing-edge-bond/documents"}}