{"id":"F2006B04242","name":"AD/BEECH 90/54 - Aft and Nose Hinged Baggage Door Latching - Inspection and Modification","slug":"ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44019,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04242-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 90/54 - Aft and Nose Hinged Baggage Door Latching - Inspection and Modification","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 90 and 65-90 (King Air) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/BEECH 90/54 Aft and Nose Hinged Baggage Door\n\nLatching - Inspection and Modification\n\n\n7/80\n\n \n\nApplicability: All model C90 with S/Nos. LJ-569 to LJ-682; All model E90 with s/Nos. LW-49, LW-51, LW-64, LW-98, LW-104, LW-122, LW-128, LW-140 and LW-313.\n\n \n\nDocument: Beechcraft SI No. 1126.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours’ time in service after 31 July 1980.\n\n \n\nBackground: To provide a more effective bellcrank stop for the hinged baggage door latching mechanism.\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":1888},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: addressing a specific mechanical deficiency in baggage door latches on identified Beechcraft models. There is no evidence of expansion beyond this narrow safety remediation."},"complexity_factors":["Single, discrete action required (inspection and modification per referenced technical document)","Limited applicability confined to specific serial number ranges and individual aircraft","Clear, unambiguous compliance deadline with no conditional extensions","No defined terms section, exceptions, or nested conditional logic","References only one external technical standard (Beechcraft SI No. 1126)"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory Airworthiness Directive requires operators of certain Beechcraft King Air C90 and E90 aircraft (specific serial-numbered aircraft) to inspect and modify the aft and nose hinged baggage-door latching mechanisms by installing a bellcrank stop per Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1126 within 100 flight hours after 31 July 1980.  \n\nThe change prevents baggage doors from opening in flight, eliminating a risk of structural damage or serious safety hazards."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-54-aft-and-nose-hinged-baggage-door-latching-inspection-and-modification/documents"}}