{"id":"F2006B05078","name":"AD/CESSNA 180/66 - King KFC 200 Flight Control System","slug":"ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":44988,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05078-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 180/66 - King KFC 200 Flight Control System","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)  \nCessna 180, 182 and Wren 460 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/CESSNA 180/66 King KFC 200 Flight Control System 10/82\n\nApplicability: Models 182P and 182Q fitted with King KFC 200 flight control systems in accordance with STC SA1296CE.\n\nRequirement: 1. Check the manual electric trim system travel time from full “nose up” to full “nose down” and full “nose down” to full “nose up”. This check should be carried out in accordance with King Installation Bulletin 215 Alert. The time to travel should be 40 + 8 seconds.\n\n2. If the stop to stop time does not fall within 40 + 8 seconds, modify the system in accordance with King Installation Bulletin 215 Alert.\n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 31 October 1982.\n\nBackground: The manufacturer advises that for the system to meet safety requirements in a trim runaway (malfunction) condition, and still perform its intended function, the trim speed must fall within 40 + 8 seconds.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1415},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This airworthiness directive maintains its original technical scope. Despite the AD number referencing Cessna 180, the applicability section correctly limits the requirement to Cessna 182P and 182Q models with the specific King KFC 200 system installed under STC SA1296CE. The directive addresses the specific safety issue of trim runaway speed as originally intended."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific maintenance task with clear measurement criteria","Limited applicability (only Cessna 182P and 182Q models with specific Supplemental Type Certificate)","Simple binary compliance path (measure, then modify only if outside tolerance)","No nested definitions or extensive cross-referencing to other legislation","Straightforward timing requirement (40 ± 8 seconds)"],"plain_english_summary":"This maintenance safety rule requires owners of Cessna 182P/Q aircraft with a King KFC‑200 autopilot to have mechanics test the electric trim travel time (full up to full down and back). The travel must be 32–48 seconds; if not, the trim must be modified per King Installation Bulletin 215 Alert. It’s intended to prevent uncontrollable trim runaway by keeping trim slow enough for pilot recovery. Compliance: within 100 flight hours after 31 Oct 1982."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-180-66-king-kfc-200-flight-control-system/documents"}}