{"id":"F2009L03852","name":"AD/BELL 205/32 - Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":81105,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L03852-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helic","sectionType":"division","heading":"Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters","content":"### Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series Helicopters\n\n| AD/BELL 205/32 | Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair | 12/2009 |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                         |\n| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 19 November 2009.                                                                                                                                                          |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified inspection in accordance with Bell Tech Bulletin 205-76-10 at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service after July 1976. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n30 September 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/BELL 205/32","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/BELL 205/32","content":"## AD/BELL 205/32","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair","sectionType":"part","heading":"Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair","content":"## Main Beam Cap - Inspection and Repair","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"12/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"12/2009","content":"## 12/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1398},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This document terminates the regulatory requirement without expanding, restricting, or altering its original scope. It represents the natural end-of-life of the directive rather than a scope change."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation only)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Extremely brief - less than 50 words of substantive legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This document officially cancels a previous aviation safety rule (called an Airworthiness Directive) that required regular inspections of the main beam cap—a critical structural component—on Bell 205 series helicopters.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of Bell Helicopter Textron 205 Series helicopters registered in Australia.\n\n**What changed:** Previously, you had to inspect the main beam cap every 100 hours of flight time following a specific technical bulletin (Bell 205-76-10). **As of 19 November 2009, this inspection is no longer mandatory.** The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has determined this recurring check is no longer necessary for safety, so the requirement has been scrapped entirely."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-bell-205-32-main-beam-cap-inspection-and-repair-cancelled/documents"}}