{"id":"F2006B09933","name":"AD/FA-200/20 - Fuselage Rear Bulkhead - Inspection","slug":"ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55175,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09933-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/FA-200/20 - Fuselage Rear Bulkhead - 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)  Fuji FA-200 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/FA-200/20 Fuselage Rear Bulkhead - Inspection 2/83\n\nApplicability: All models with S/Nos. up to and including S/N 296. Document:  Fuji Service Bulletin No. FAS 200-003.\n\nCompliance: Within the next 100 hours time in service and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service, until modified in accordance with SB FAS 200-003.\n\n \n\nBackground: Cracks have been found in the upper corners of the fuselage bulkhead at F.S. 7105, near the horizontal stabiliser main spar attachment.\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":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The text supplied contains the AD as issued and states an applicability (all models with S/Ns up to and including S/N 296) and the compliance regime (100-hour inspections until modified per SB FAS 200-003). The source does not provide any prior version or indication that the applicability or requirements have been changed from an earlier instrument, so there is no evidence in the supplied text of a change in scope."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, clear applicability by serial number (Applicability) reduces scope complexity.","Mandated recurring interval (every 100 hours) is simple but persistent, increasing operational complexity (Compliance).","Compliance depends on an external technical document (Fuji Service Bulletin No. FAS 200-003) which is not reproduced in the AD, so procedural complexity shifts to that document (Document).","AD does not provide inspection or modification procedures itself, requiring maintenance providers to interpret/obtain the service bulletin (Document).","The AD ties end of recurring inspections to completion of a modification, creating a binary operational decision (continue recurring inspections vs perform modification) with cost and scheduling trade-offs (Compliance; Document)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this directive does, mechanically:\n\n- It requires inspections of the fuselage rear bulkhead on Fuji FA-200 series aeroplanes with serial numbers up to and including S/N 296 (Applicability).  \n- The first inspection must be done within the next 100 hours time in service and then repeated every 100 hours time in service until the aeroplane is modified in accordance with Fuji Service Bulletin No. FAS 200-003 (Compliance; Document).  \n\nWhy the regulator issued it (official rationale):\n\n- The directive says cracks have been found in the upper corners of the fuselage bulkhead at fuselage station (F.S.) 7105, near the horizontal stabiliser main spar attachment (Background). The stated purpose is to detect and address that cracking risk by mandating inspections and referencing a service bulletin for modification.\n\nWho is affected and who pays:\n\n- Affected: Owners/operators of Fuji FA-200 aeroplanes with S/Ns up to and including 296 (Applicability).  \n- Pay: Those owners/operators (or their maintenance providers) will bear the direct costs of performing the inspections and any associated downtime. If they choose (or are required by the service bulletin) to perform the modification in SB FAS 200-003, they will incur the cost and downtime of that modification; doing the modification stops the recurring inspection requirement (Compliance; Document).\n\nWhat decisions and behaviour change as a result:\n\n- The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has mandated the inspection schedule (header: Commonwealth of Australia; Civil Aviation Regulations 1998; Part 39) and ties the end of the inspection cycle to implementation of the Fuji service bulletin (Compliance; Document).  \n- Operators must schedule a 100-hour inspection window and repeat it every 100 hours until the modification is done (Compliance).  \n- Operators face a clear incentive to carry out the SB modification: performing the modification (per the referenced SB) removes the need for further 100-hour inspections (Compliance; Document).\n\nCompliance burden, costs and trade-offs to note (source-cited):\n\n- Frequency and persistence: Inspections are frequent (every 100 hours) and continue indefinitely until modification is performed, creating recurring maintenance time and cost (Compliance).  \n- Reliance on an external technical document: The AD references Fuji Service Bulletin No. FAS 200-003 for the modification; the AD itself does not contain procedural detail, so compliance requires access to and reliance on that SB (Document).  \n- Operational impact: The recurring inspections and any modification will require scheduling maintenance time and may reduce aircraft availability while work is carried out (Compliance).  \n- Choice and trade-off for operators: Operators can continue recurring inspections (incurring repeated cost and downtime) or elect to perform the modification (incurring a likely one-off cost and downtime) to end the recurring inspections (Compliance; Document).\n\nImplementation risk and discretion:\n\n- The AD sets a specific inspection interval and links termination of that interval to compliance with the service bulletin, leaving little regulatory discretion for different intervals in the AD itself (Compliance; Document).  \n- Practical implementation requires maintenance capability to perform the inspection and (if chosen) the modification described in the service bulletin; the AD does not specify alternative methods or inspection details (Document).  \n\nSummary sentence:\n\n- In short, this AD requires regular 100-hour inspections of the FA-200 fuselage rear bulkhead for aircraft up to S/N 296 because of discovered cracking near the stabiliser spar; the recurring inspections remain required until the aircraft is modified in accordance with Fuji Service Bulletin FAS 200-003 (Applicability; Compliance; Document; Background)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive addressing a specific airworthiness concern. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating inspection and repair for a known structural defect in a particular aircraft model."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific aircraft type and serial number range","One clear compliance action (visual inspection)","Simple time-based trigger (100 hours time-in-service)","No defined terms section or interpretation provisions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Civil Aviation Regulations","Straightforward conditional endpoint (until modification per service bulletin)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It applies to specific **Fuji FA-200 series aeroplanes** (those with serial numbers up to 296).\n\n**What it requires:**\n- **Inspection of the fuselage rear bulkhead** — a structural wall at the back of the aircraft body, near where the tail stabiliser attaches\n- **When:** Within the next 100 hours of flight time, then repeated every 100 hours until a permanent fix is installed\n- **The fix:** Following Fuji Service Bulletin FAS 200-003 (the manufacturer's official repair instructions)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCracks have been discovered in the upper corners of this bulkhead near the horizontal stabiliser attachment point. This is a critical structural area — if cracks worsen, they could compromise the aircraft's structural integrity and safety.\n\n**Who must comply:**\nOwners and operators of affected Fuji FA-200 aircraft. Non-compliance means the aircraft cannot legally fly in Australian airspace."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-20-fuselage-rear-bulkhead-inspection/documents"}}