{"id":"F2006B04306","name":"AD/BEECH 95/5 Amdt 2 - Elevator Trim Tab System","slug":"ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44117,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04306-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BEECH 95/5 Amdt 2 - Elevator Trim Tab System","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 95 (Travelair) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/BEECH 95/5\n\nAmdt 2\n\n\nElevator Trim Tab System 7/75\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models as listed in Requirement Document.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2. Compliance: As detailed in the Requirement Document.\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","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine amendment to a long-standing airworthiness directive. The scope remains tightly focused on elevator trim tab safety for the specified aircraft series. Amendment 2 likely incorporates minor technical updates to the referenced service instruction without expanding the directive's coverage."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","No defined terms section — relies entirely on external technical document (Beechcraft SI No 0610-152)","Simple structure: applicability statement + requirement + compliance reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single regulatory mechanism: mandatory compliance with external technical standard"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for aircraft.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires owners and operators of **Beechcraft 95 (Travelair) series aeroplanes** to inspect and/or fix problems with the **elevator trim tab system** (the part of the tail that helps control the plane's pitch and stability).\n- The directive references a specific Beechcraft Service Instruction (SI No 0610-152, Rev 2) which contains the detailed technical steps.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who owns, operates, or maintains a Beechcraft 95 series aircraft in Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Elevator trim tab failures can cause loss of aircraft control. This directive ensures a known safety defect is addressed before the aircraft can fly legally.\n\n**Key point:** This is **Amendment 2** (an updated version) of a directive originally issued in July 1975. Aircraft cannot legally fly until the required action is completed."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument is labeled as Amendment 2 (\"Amdt 2\"), indicating it modifies an earlier AD/BEECH 95/5. The current instrument restates applicability as \"All models as listed in Requirement Document\" and delegates technical steps to Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2 and the Requirement Document. Those references indicate the scope and technical content have been adjusted from the original AD, but the precise differences in model coverage, timing, or procedures must be determined by comparing this amendment with the earlier Requirement Document and prior service instructions."},"complexity_factors":["Short directive text that delegates substantive technical detail to external documents (Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2 and the Requirement Document) — increases indirect complexity (see \"Requirement\" and \"Compliance\").","Applicability defined by a separate Requirement Document rather than listed in the AD itself, creating uncertainty about scope without that document (see \"Applicability\").","Technical nature of the required work (aircraft elevator trim tab system) typically requires certified maintenance personnel and possible parts/outage time — adds operational complexity.","No explicit timing or compliance schedule stated in the AD text; timing is deferred to the Requirement Document (see \"Compliance\"), which raises coordination and planning complexity.","Regulatory enforcement depends on record-keeping and proof of compliance under airworthiness processes, which may vary by operator and increase administrative burden."],"plain_english_summary":"What this instrument is\n\n- This is an Airworthiness Directive (an instruction from the regulator about maintaining safety) that applies to Beechcraft 95 (Travelair) aeroplanes. The instrument is titled AD/BEECH 95/5 Amdt 2 and concerns the elevator trim tab system. (See header and title.)\n\nWhat it requires, mechanically\n\n- Applicability: It applies to the models listed in a separate Requirement Document. (\"Applicability: All models as listed in Requirement Document.\")\n- Required action: Aircraft operators or maintainers must carry out the work exactly as set out in Beechcraft Service Instruction No 0610-152, Revision 2. (\"Requirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2.\")\n- Timing and detailed compliance steps: The specific timing and steps for compliance are given in the Requirement Document. (\"Compliance: As detailed in the Requirement Document.\")\n\nWho is affected and who decides\n\n- Who must act: Owners/operators of the Beechcraft 95 series listed in the Requirement Document must ensure the specified actions are completed.\n- Who prescribes the technical method: The manufacturer’s Service Instruction (Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2) sets the technical procedures to be followed. (\"Requirement\" line.)\n- Who sets the legal obligation: The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (through this Airworthiness Directive) imposes the compliance obligation; the Requirement Document provides the detailed applicability and timing. (AD heading; \"Applicability\" and \"Compliance\" lines.)\n\nWho pays and what changes in behaviour\n\n- Who pays: Costs of inspections, parts, labour and aircraft downtime will fall on the aircraft owner/operator required to comply, because the AD makes the action mandatory for applicable aircraft. (Implied by the AD structure: \"Applicability\" + \"Requirement\" + \"Compliance\" lines.)\n- Behavioural change: Operators must schedule and complete the specified service instruction work for affected aircraft and keep records to show compliance as required by the regulator.\n\nImplementation, compliance burden and discretion points\n\n- Reliance on external documents: The AD delegates technical detail to the manufacturer’s Service Instruction and to the Requirement Document. That means the regulator’s directive requires following those external documents to achieve compliance. (\"Requirement: Action in accordance with Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2.\" and \"Compliance: As detailed in the Requirement Document.\")\n- Unspecified timing in the AD text: The AD text itself does not state explicit deadlines; timing is left to the Requirement Document, which creates a dependency on that separate document for when the work must be done. (\"Compliance\" line.)\n- Technical and regulatory compliance burden: The work will typically require suitably rated maintenance personnel, possible replacement parts, and aircraft downtime. The AD does not state whether special parts or a particular maintenance organisation are mandated; such details would be in the Service Instruction or Requirement Document. (See \"Requirement\" and \"Compliance\" lines.)\n- Enforcement and record-keeping: Compliance is mandatory under the AD; enforcement and proof of compliance are matters handled under the regulator’s airworthiness processes and the Requirement Document.\n\nMarket and institutional effects (mechanisms, not value judgements)\n\n- Maintenance demand: The AD creates demand for maintenance, inspection and possibly parts supply connected to the elevator trim tab system for the affected Beechcraft models.\n- Concentration effects depend on the Service Instruction: If the manufacturer’s Service Instruction requires specialised parts, tooling, or authorisation, the workload and parts purchases could concentrate with particular providers; the AD text leaves those details to the Service Instruction. (See \"Requirement\" line.)\n\nPractical note on reading this instrument\n\n- To know exactly which aircraft are covered and by when the work must be done, and to see the precise technical steps, you must consult the Requirement Document and Beechcraft SI No 0610-152, Rev 2. The AD itself identifies the mandatory direction and points to those documents for substance. (\"Applicability,\" \"Requirement,\" \"Compliance\" lines.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system","history":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-beech-95-5-amdt-2-elevator-trim-tab-system/documents"}}