{"id":"F2006B08169","name":"AD/CESSNA 310/41 - Exhaust Tailpipe Support Kit - Installation","slug":"ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115355,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08169-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 310/41 - Exhaust Tailpipe Support Kit - Installation","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 310 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/CESSNA 310/41 Exhaust Tailpipe Support Kit - Installation 10/75\n\nApplicability: All turbocharged model 310 with S/Nos. 310P0001 to 310Q0600. Document:  Cessna SL ME75-17, Category No. III.\n\nCompliance: Before 1 January 1976.\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\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1663},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be the original 1975 directive maintaining its original narrow scope—a specific one-time safety modification for a defined subset of Cessna 310 aircraft. There is no evidence of expansion beyond the initial mandate to install the exhaust support kit."},"complexity_factors":["Single, unconditional mandate with no exceptions","No defined terms or interpretation section","Narrow applicability limited to specific aircraft serial numbers","References only one external technical document (Cessna Service Letter)","No nested conditions, cross-references to other legislation, or procedural steps"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive (AD) is a legally binding safety order for aircraft owners.\n\n**What it requires**\nOwners or operators of specific Cessna aircraft must install an **exhaust tailpipe support kit**—a hardware modification to the engine exhaust system.\n\n**Who it affects**\nOnly **turbocharged Cessna 310 model aeroplanes** with serial numbers between **310P0001 and 310Q0600**.\n\n**Deadline**\nThe installation had to be completed **before 1 January 1976**.\n\n**How to comply**\nFollow the instructions in **Cessna Service Letter SL ME75-17** (Category No. III).\n\n**Why this matters**\nAirworthiness Directives are issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to fix unsafe conditions in aircraft. This directive addresses potential failure of the exhaust tailpipe that could damage the aircraft or endanger flight safety."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-310-41-exhaust-tailpipe-support-kit-installation/documents"}}