{"id":"F2009L02810","name":"AD/CESSNA 205/3 Amdt 2 - Plastic Control Wheel","slug":"ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":80047,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02810-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Cessna 205 (210-5) Series Aeroplanes","sectionType":"division","heading":"Cessna 205 (210-5) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Cessna 205 (210-5) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/CESSNA 205/3 Amdt 2 | Plastic Control Wheel | 8/2009 |\n| ---------------------- | --------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Applicability: | All models fitted with plastic control wheels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| Requirement:   | Action in accordance with Cessna Service Letter (SL) No. 64-8.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Compliance:    | At intervals not exceeding 500 hours TIS following compliance with previous issue of this AD in accordance with Cessna Service Letter (SL) No. 64-8.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n|                | This Amendment becomes effective on 30 July 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |\n| Background:    | This AD requires an inspection following reports of in service cracking and failures of plastic control wheels. The requirement documents for the inspection were Cessna Service Letter (SL) No. 62-44 and 64-8.As an inspection carried out in accordance with SL 64-8 supersedes the inspection required by SL 62-44, this amendment deletes SL 62-44. No change has been made to the compliance period for requirement document SL 64-8. |\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nDavid Villiers  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n17 June 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/CESSNA 205/3 Amdt 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/CESSNA 205/3 Amdt 2","content":"## AD/CESSNA 205/3 Amdt 2","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Plastic Control Wheel","sectionType":"part","heading":"Plastic Control Wheel","content":"## Plastic Control Wheel","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"8/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"8/2009","content":"## 8/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment makes no substantive change to scope. It is purely administrative — removing a superseded technical reference (SL 62-44) while maintaining the same inspection requirement and 500-hour compliance interval. The safety mandate remains identical to the previous version."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (approximately 200 words of substantive content)","Only 1 defined term implied (TIS = Time In Service, though not explicitly defined here)","Single requirement referencing an external document (Cessna Service Letter SL 64-8)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic — straightforward periodic inspection requirement","Amendment is administrative: simply removes superseded reference (SL 62-44) without changing substantive compliance obligations","Minimal cross-referencing (only to the Cessna Service Letter and previous issue of same AD)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD mandates mandatory inspections of plastic control wheels on Cessna 205 (210-5) aircraft for cracking or damage, done per Cessna Service Letter 64-8 at 500-hour Time-In-Service intervals. \n\nIt responds to in‑flight failures of cracked wheels and updates the prior notice by removing the older Service Letter 62-44, keeping SL 64-8 as the inspection procedure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The amendment removes Cessna Service Letter No. 62‑44 as a required inspection document and confirms SL No. 64‑8 as the operative requirement document; the compliance interval (≤500 hours TIS) remains unchanged. Practically, this narrows the governing paperwork operators must follow while keeping operator inspection obligations and scheduling burdens intact (Background; Compliance)."},"complexity_factors":["Single operational requirement tied to an external maintenance document (Cessna SL No. 64‑8) rather than detailed technical rules in the AD itself (Requirement).","Mandatory periodicity expressed relative to aircraft usage (≤500 hours TIS), requiring operator tracking and maintenance scheduling (Compliance).","Applicability covers all models fitted with plastic control wheels, creating broad coverage but limited technical variation (Applicability).","Amendment deletes an earlier service letter (SL 62‑44), changing the set of governing documents operators must consult (Background).","Effective date provision fixes an implementation timeline (This Amendment becomes effective on 30 July 2009).","Compliance depends on availability, clarity and content of the referenced service letter, introducing operational dependency on a non-legislative document (Requirement).","Enforcement and record‑keeping obligations are implied (inspection intervals and prior compliance) but not elaborated, giving regulators and operators some practical discretion (Compliance; Background)."],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment requires owners/operators of Cessna 205 (210‑5) series aeroplanes fitted with plastic control wheels to perform inspections in accordance with Cessna Service Letter No. 64‑8, at intervals not exceeding 500 hours time‑in‑service (TIS). It removes Service Letter No. 62‑44 as a required document and takes effect 30 July 2009; operators are responsible for arranging and funding the recurring inspections (Requirement; Compliance; Background)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-205-3-amdt-2-plastic-control-wheel/documents"}}