{"id":"F2006B04252","name":"AD/BEECH 90/64 - Nose Compartment Door Latching - Modification","slug":"ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44039,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04252-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 90/64 - Nose Compartment Door Latching - 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 90/64 Nose Compartment Door Latching - Modification\n\n\n1/82\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models C90 and E90 with S/Nos. referenced in Beechcraft Service Instruction No.\n\n1171 or with S/Nos. referenced in subsequent issues or revisions of that Service Instruction.\n\n \n\nDocument: Beechcraft SI No. 1171. Compliance: Before 1 March 1982.\n\nBackground: The manufacturer has designed a secondary latch installation for the nose baggage locker door which the factory considers as a mandatory modification.\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":1233},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive maintains its original narrow scope, targeting only the specific airframe modification (nose door latching) for identified aircraft models without expansion into broader operational requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Incorporation by reference of external technical document (Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1171)","Specific serial number applicability limiting scope to certain aircraft","Single, unambiguous compliance action with hard deadline","Minimal legislative cross-referencing (only to Civil Aviation Regulations Part 39)","No conditional exceptions or nested definitions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:** This is a safety order (called an \"Airworthiness Directive\") that requires owners of specific Beechcraft King Air aeroplanes to install a backup latch on the nose baggage compartment door.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Beechcraft models C90 and E90 (King Air series) with specific serial numbers listed in Beechcraft Service Instruction No. 1171.\n\n**What must be done:** Install a secondary latch mechanism on the nose baggage locker door according to the manufacturer's specifications in Service Instruction No. 1171. This had to be completed before 1 March 1982.\n\n**Why it matters:** The manufacturer identified a safety risk with the original door design and deemed this modification mandatory to prevent the nose compartment door from opening accidentally during flight, which could create a hazard."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-64-nose-compartment-door-latching-modification/documents"}}