{"id":"F2006B09936","name":"AD/FA-200/23 Amdt 1 - Control Column","slug":"ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55187,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09936-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/FA-200/23 Amdt 1 - Control Column","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-200/23\n\nAmdt 1\n\n\nControl Column 1/90\n\n \n\nApplicability: All models which have not been modified in accordance with Fuji Technical Bulletin 200-020, dated 30 May 1989.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Using an approved dye penetrant method, inspect the control column tube for cracking in the lock pin hole area.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Prior to further flight after 5 January 1987 and thereafter at each scheduled inspection for Maintenance Release issue.\n\n \n\nBackground: The Authority has received a report of control column failure in flight. The tube fractured at the lock pin hole.\n\n \n\nAmendment 1 introduces a modification which constitutes terminating action for the inspection requirements.\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 Airworthiness Directive remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: addressing a specific mechanical failure mode in Fuji FA-200 control columns. Amendment 1 simply adds a standard terminating action (modification option) without expanding the scope beyond the original safety concern."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific aircraft type (Fuji FA-200 series)","One clear inspection requirement with defined method (dye penetrant)","Simple applicability test (modified vs unmodified per specific bulletin)","Straightforward compliance timeline (one-time + recurring)","Amendment 1 adds only one concept: terminating action via modification","No defined terms section, no cross-references to other legislation, no nested conditions"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** — a mandatory safety order issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for aircraft.\n\n**What it does:**\nOrders owners and operators of **Fuji FA-200 series aeroplanes** to inspect the control column (the pilot's steering wheel/yoke mechanism) for cracks around a specific hole where a lock pin sits. The inspection must use a special dye penetrant method (a technique where coloured dye is applied to reveal hidden cracks in metal).\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone who owns or operates a Fuji FA-200 aircraft that **hasn't** been modified according to a specific technical bulletin from Fuji dated 30 May 1989.\n\n**When it must be done:**\n- First inspection: before flying again after 5 January 1987\n- Ongoing inspections: every time the aircraft gets its scheduled inspection for a Maintenance Release (the certificate that says an aircraft is safe to fly)\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAn aircraft's control column actually broke in flight, causing the tube to fracture at the lock pin hole. This could lead to loss of control of the aircraft. **Amendment 1** adds a modification option that, once done, means you can stop doing these repeated inspections — it \"terminates\" the requirement."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The original action required ongoing dye‑penetrant inspections of the control column tube for applicable aircraft (Requirement; Compliance). Amendment 1 introduces a specific modification (the Fuji Technical Bulletin 200-020) that, when performed, constitutes terminating action for the inspection requirements and therefore removes the recurring inspection obligation for aircraft modified in accordance with that bulletin (Amendment 1; Applicability)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability tied to a specific model series and to whether a particular technical bulletin modification has been applied (Applicability).","Technical inspection technique required (an \"approved dye penetrant method\") which requires approval and competent personnel (Requirement).","Timing of compliance is linked to maintenance release scheduling rather than fixed calendar intervals, tying enforcement to existing maintenance cycles (Compliance).","Amendment provides a terminating modification option which creates a choice between recurring inspections and a one‑off modification cost, adding a simple decision calculus for operators (Amendment 1).","Safety criticality: detection of cracking at a structural location (lock pin hole) is binary — either safe to fly or not — which raises potential operational disruption if cracks are found (Background)."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument requires owners/operators of Fuji FA-200 aeroplanes (unless already modified per Fuji Technical Bulletin 200‑020) to have the control‑column tube around the lock‑pin hole inspected for cracking using an approved dye‑penetrant method at the next required check and thereafter with each Maintenance‑Release inspection. Operators pay inspection costs and any repairs; Amendment 1 offers a one‑time modification per the Fuji bulletin that, once done, terminates the recurring inspection obligation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column","history":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-23-amdt-1-control-column/documents"}}