{"id":"F2006B04370","name":"AD/BELL 205/32 - Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair","slug":"ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44195,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B04370-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/BELL 205/32 - Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair","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\nBell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters\n\n \n\nAD/BELL 205/32 Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair 7/76\n\nApplicability: All model 205 with S/Nos. 30001 to 30228. Document:  Bell Tech. Bulletin No. 205-76-10.\n\nCompliance: Inspect within 100 hours time in service after 30 July 1976 and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1339},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 1976 directive maintains its original, tightly focused scope. It targets a specific airworthiness issue (main beam cap integrity) for a defined batch of aircraft, with no evidence of expansion into unrelated systems or aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Single, clearly defined aircraft model and limited serial number range (30001-30228)","One straightforward compliance action (inspect) with no exceptions or conditional branches","Simple, fixed recurring interval (100 hours time in service)","Delegated technical details to external manufacturer bulletin rather than including them in the text"],"plain_english_summary":"This directive mandates recurring safety inspections of the **main beam cap**—a critical structural component that helps hold the helicopter together—for specific Bell 205 helicopters.\n\n**Who it affects**\nOperators and owners of Bell Model 205 helicopters with serial numbers 30001 through 30228.\n\n**What it requires**\n*   **Initial inspection**: Must be carried out within 100 hours of flight time after 30 July 1976.\n*   **Ongoing checks**: Repeated inspections at intervals of no more than 100 flight hours (time in service) thereafter.\n*   **How to comply**: Follow the inspection and repair procedures outlined in Bell Technical Bulletin 205-76-10.\n\n**Why it matters**\nThe main beam cap is essential for the helicopter's structural integrity. This rule ensures potential defects or fatigue are caught early to prevent in-flight structural failures."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair/documents"}}