{"id":"F2006B05194","name":"AD/CESSNA 205/10 Amdt 2 - Aft Tailcone Assembly","slug":"ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":45379,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B05194-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 205/10 Amdt 2 - Aft Tailcone Assembly","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)  Cessna 205 (210-5) Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\n# AD/CESSNA 205/10\n\nAmdt 2\n\nApplicability: All 205 Series.\n\n# Aft Tailcone Assembly 11/72\n\n \n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Cessna SL SE72-29. Compliance: As detailed in the Requirement Document.\n\nNote: Inspections carried out in accordance with the previous issue of this Directive may be taken as meeting the requirements of Cessna SL SE 72-3.\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\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 standard, narrow airworthiness directive focused on a specific aircraft type and specific structural component. The amendment appears to be a routine update rather than an expansion of scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (under 200 words)","Only 1 defined term implicitly referenced (the Cessna Service Letter)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations 1998","Single, straightforward requirement: follow the manufacturer's service letter","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Note provides simple grandfathering provision for prior compliance"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** This is an **Airworthiness Directive (AD)** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that requires owners or operators of specific aircraft to take corrective action.\n\n**What it does:** This directive applies to all **Cessna 205 series aeroplanes** (also known as the Cessna 210-5). It mandates that operators must inspect or repair the **aft tailcone assembly** (the rear section of the aircraft's fuselage that houses the tail) according to instructions in **Cessna Service Letter SE72-29**.\n\n**Who it affects:** Anyone who owns, operates, or maintains a Cessna 205 series aircraft in Australia.\n\n**Why it matters:** Airworthiness Directives are legally binding safety requirements. If you don't comply, your aircraft cannot legally fly. This particular directive addresses potential structural issues in the tail section that could affect flight safety. The \"Amdt 2\" indicates this is the second amendment to the original 1972 directive, suggesting the safety requirement has been updated over time.\n\n**Key practical point:** If you've already done inspections under an earlier version of this directive, those count toward compliance — you don't need to start over."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument is titled as Amendment 2 to AD/CESSNA 205/10 and requires action specifically \"in accordance with Cessna SL SE72-29\" (Requirement). The Note clarifies that inspections done under the previous issue of the Directive may be accepted as meeting requirements of Cessna SL SE 72-3 (Note). Together, those elements indicate a change from the original wording: the AD now expressly directs compliance to the SE72-29 service letter and confirms that prior inspections under the earlier AD are acceptable for the SE72-3 requirement, thereby altering the compliance pathways available to operators."},"complexity_factors":["Short AD text delegates all technical detail and timing to an external document (Cessna SL SE72-29), requiring operators to consult that document.","Compliance requirements are not specified in the AD itself; the Requirement Document contains essential information, creating dependency and potential ambiguity.","Amendment history (this is Amendment 2) and the Note about acceptance of prior inspections introduce conditional compliance paths that need verification.","Applicability to an entire aircraft series (all 205 Series) means variation in operator circumstances but uniform mandatory scope.","Regulatory discretion is implied by the Note accepting prior inspections, requiring case-by-case administrative verification."],"plain_english_summary":"This airworthiness directive makes compliance with Cessna SL SE72-29 mandatory for all Cessna 205 series aeroplanes, requiring operators to follow that service letter’s inspections and corrective actions for the aft tailcone assembly. Operators (owners/maintenance providers) bear the cost and must obtain and implement the external Requirement Document.\n\nThe AD accepts inspections done under the prior AD issue as meeting Cessna SL SE 72-3, but otherwise delegates technical detail and timing to the referenced service letter."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-10-amdt-2-aft-tailcone-assembly/documents"}}