{"id":"F2006B04303","name":"AD/BEECH 95/31 - Interior Door Handles","slug":"ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44114,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04303-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 95/31 - Interior Door Handles","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nBeechcraft 95 (Travelair) Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/BEECH 95/31 Interior Door Handles 12/97\n\nApplicability: Models 95, B95, B95A, D95A, and E95; all serial numbers.\n\nRequirement: Check the cabin side door handle and the utility door handle from the interior of the aircraft for proper locking (rotating the door handle clockwise without depressing the lock release button) in accordance with the Accomplishment Instruction section of Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693.\n\n    (a) If the door handle opens the door when rotated, without depressing the handle’s lock release button, correct the door handle lock by removing the door handle, and re-installing the door handle so that the lock release button locks the door in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions section in Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693.\n\n    (b) If the door handle is locked and will only unlock by depressing the door handle lock release button, then no further action is necessary.\n\nNote: FAA AD 97-14-15 Amdt 39-10073 refers.\n\nCompliance: Unless already accomplished, within 50 hours’ time in service after 6 November 1997 or at the next door handle removal after 6 November 1997, whichever occurs first; and thereafter at any time a utility or cabin interior door handle is removed.\n\nThis airworthiness directive becomes effective on 6 November 1997.\n\nBackground: The FAA received numerous reports of the utility and cabin door handle opening from the interior of the aircraft without depressing the lock release button. The actions specified by this Directive are intended to prevent unintentional opening of the cabin side door and the utility door from the interior of the aircraft. This could result in a loss of control caused by the distraction to the pilot.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standard, narrow airworthiness directive addressing a specific mechanical defect in specific aircraft models. The scope remains tightly focused on the original safety issue (door handle locking mechanism) without expansion into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific mechanical issue (door handle locking mechanism)","Only 5 aircraft models affected with clear serial number applicability (all serial numbers)","Simple binary test condition: either the handle opens without pressing the button (fix required) or it doesn't (no action needed)","Clear compliance deadline with two alternative triggers (50 hours time-in-service OR next removal)","Only one external reference (FAA AD 97-14-15) and one manufacturer document (Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693)","No defined terms section, no nested exceptions, no conditional logic beyond the basic if/then structure in requirements (a) and (b)"],"plain_english_summary":"Owners/operators of Beechcraft Travelair (95, B95, B95A, D95A, E95) must inspect cabin and utility interior door handles to ensure the handle does not open the door when turned clockwise unless the lock‑release button is pressed. If a handle opens without the button, it must be removed and correctly reinstalled per Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693. This addresses reports of inadvertent in‑flight door openings that could distract pilots and risk loss of control."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains narrowly tailored to its original safety purpose: ensure interior door handles lock as intended on specified Beechcraft 95 models. It requires inspection and correction where needed and recurring checks on handle removal. There is no expansion beyond that core safety task in the text provided."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-issue directive focused on one component (interior door handles)","Two conditional outcomes only: (a) handle opens incorrectly → remove and re-install; (b) handle locks correctly → no action","Single external technical reference (Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693) required to implement the work","Cross-reference to FAA AD (note) but no additional regulatory layering in the text","Compliance timing contains one conditional phrase ('within 50 hours... or at the next door handle removal... whichever occurs first') plus a simple recurring check whenever a handle is removed"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this directive does (mechanics)\n\n- Applies to Beechcraft 95/Travelair series aeroplanes (Models 95, B95, B95A, D95A, and E95; all serial numbers).\n- Requires an inspection of the cabin-side and utility interior door handles to confirm they lock properly (specifically: that rotating the handle clockwise does not open the door unless the lock-release button is depressed). This is to be done in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions in Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693 (Requirement; see (a)–(b)).\n- If a handle opens when rotated without depressing the lock-release button, the directive requires removal and re-installation of the handle so the lock-release button holds the lock (corrective action described in (a)).\n- If the handle only unlocks when the lock-release button is depressed, no further action is needed (see (b)).\n- Timing: the inspection and any corrective action must be done within 50 hours time-in-service after 6 November 1997 or at the next removal of a door handle after that date, whichever happens first; and thereafter whenever a utility or cabin interior door handle is removed (Compliance).\n\n**Who must act and who pays\n\n- Aircraft owners/operators and their maintenance organisations must carry out the inspection and any corrective work. The operator bears the cost (labour, possible parts, and aircraft downtime).\n- Work must follow Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693; maintenance personnel or an appropriate certificated maintenance organisation will effect the corrective re‑installation.\n\n**Why the rule exists (official rationale) and how that interacts with costs and incentives\n\n- The stated reason (Background) is that the FAA received reports of interior door handles opening without depressing the lock‑release button. The directive’s stated aim is to prevent unintentional opening of cabins or utility doors from the interior, which the FAA says could distract the pilot and contribute to loss of control.\n- Trade-offs and incentives: the directive imposes a modest, concentrated cost on operators (inspection time and occasional corrective re‑installation) in order to reduce a safety risk to occupants and flight crew. Operators have an incentive to comply because non‑compliance would leave the aircraft non‑airworthy and expose them to regulatory and safety risk.\n\n**Practical implementation and risks\n\n- The directive depends on an external technical document (Raytheon Service Bulletin 2693) for specific steps; compliance therefore requires access to and correct interpretation of that Service Bulletin.\n- Implementation risk includes incorrect re‑installation or maintenance errors when following the Service Bulletin. The AD mitigates risk by specifying the desired end‑state (handle locked unless release button depressed) rather than prescribing an unfamiliar technical change.\n- Administrative burden is low to moderate: a one‑off inspection within the given timeframe for most aircraft, and a recurring check only when a door handle is removed.\n\n**Who benefits and who bears the cost\n\n- Concentrated costs fall on individual aircraft owners/operators and their maintenance providers (labour, potential minor parts, downtime). Benefits (reduced risk of unintended door opening) accrue to pilots, passengers, and the public; those benefits are diffuse relative to the concentrated costs.\n\n**Conclusion — mechanical effect and trade-offs\n\n- Mechanically, the AD forces inspection and correction of interior door handle locking on all listed Beechcraft 95 variants, enforced by the airworthiness regime. The main trade‑off is operator maintenance cost and downtime versus a reduction in a specific in‑flight safety risk. The AD references an FAA AD and a Raytheon Service Bulletin; complying requires following that external technical guidance (Requirement, (a)–(b); Compliance; Background)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-31-interior-door-handles/documents"}}