{"id":"F2008L02553","name":"AD/BEECH 90/9 - Window Protection - Installation - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":74551,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L02553-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Beechcraft 90 and 65-90 (King Air) Serie","sectionType":"division","heading":"Beechcraft 90 and 65-90 (King Air) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Beechcraft 90 and 65-90 (King Air) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/BEECH 90/9 | Window Protection - Installation | 8/2008 |\n| ------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |\n| ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 31 July 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD raised in 1967 required the baggage and toilet compartment windows to be suitably protected to prevent accidental damage from inside the aircraft. Compliance was required forthwith. As all affected aircraft would have been modified long ago, this AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n17 June 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/BEECH 90/9","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/BEECH 90/9","content":"## AD/BEECH 90/9","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Window Protection - Installation","sectionType":"part","heading":"Window Protection - Installation","content":"## Window Protection - Installation","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"8/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"8/2008","content":"## 8/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2501},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the original directive rather than expanding its scope; it removes all operational requirements rather than adding new ones."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of the 1967 directive)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislative instruments","No conditional logic, exceptions, or compliance deadlines"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis officially cancels a 1967 aviation safety rule that required protective covers to be installed on the baggage and toilet windows of specific Beechcraft King Air aircraft. The original rule aimed to prevent passengers or crew from accidentally damaging these windows from inside the plane.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThe Civil Aviation Safety Authority cancelled the directive in 2008 because all affected aircraft had been modified decades earlier. This 'regulatory housekeeping' removes redundant compliance burdens for aircraft operators.\n\n**Who is affected**\n\nOwners and operators of Beechcraft 90 and 65-90 (King Air) series aeroplanes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-90-9-window-protection-installation-cancelled/documents"}}