{"id":"F2006B08366","name":"AD/CESSNA 400/82 - Elevator Quadrant/Cable Guard Screw - Inspection","slug":"ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":115779,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B08366-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/CESSNA 400/82 - Elevator Quadrant/Cable Guard Screw - Inspection","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 400 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\n# AD/CESSNA 400/82  Elevator Quadrant/Cable Guard Screw - Inspection\n\nApplicability: All model 441 with S/Nos. 441-0107, 441-0108, 441-0110 to 441-0189. Document:  Cessna Customer Care SIL PJ80-27.\n\nCompliance: Within 100 hours time in service after 30 September, 1981.\n\n# 9/81\n\n \n\nBackground: Inspection of the elevator cable guard screws is required to ensure appropriate clearance exists between the screw and the elevator quadrant.\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":1957},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is the original airworthiness directive; the scope remains precisely limited to the elevator cable guard screw inspection on the designated Cessna 441 aircraft models."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative requirement (visual inspection)","No defined terms or interpretation section","Straightforward applicability limited to specific aircraft serial numbers","Simple compliance deadline with no conditional exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**Mandatory aircraft safety inspection**\n\nThis directive requires owners and operators of specific **Cessna 441 aircraft** (those with serial numbers 441-0107, 441-0108, and 441-0110 through 441-0189) to carry out a one-time inspection of the **elevator cable guard screws**.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires checking that there is adequate clearance between the cable guard screws and the elevator quadrant (a component of the flight control system that manages the aircraft's up-and-down movement)\n- Prevents potential mechanical interference that could restrict elevator movement\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Operators and maintainers of the specified Cessna 441 aircraft\n\n**Compliance requirement:**\n- The inspection must be completed within 100 hours of flight time after 30 September 1981\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Ensures flight safety by identifying and correcting potential clearance issues in the elevator control system before they affect aircraft handling."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-cessna-400-82-elevator-quadrant-cable-guard-screw-inspection/documents"}}