{"id":"F2006B09938","name":"AD/FA-200/3 - Propeller Blade Inspection and Operating Restriction","slug":"ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":55195,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B09938-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/FA-200/3 - Propeller Blade Inspection and Operating Restriction","content":"COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998), PART 39 \\- 105 CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY\n\nSCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES\n\n![](image.001.png)  \nFuji FA-200 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/FA-200/3 Propeller Blade Inspection NK and Operating Restriction\n\nApplicability: All model FA-200-180 with S/Nos. 3 to 75 fitted with McCauley B2D34C53/74E propellers.\n\nRequirement: 1\\. Visually inspect blades for damage with the aid of a 10 power (2 1/2X) glass for defects such as erosion, scratches, nicks, cracks, etc. Rectify as necessary. After rectification dye penetrant inspect the entire blade from hub to tip.\n\nNote: This work can be performed without removing the propeller from the engine.\n\n2. Install a placard on the instrument panel adjacent to the RPM indicator reading as follows:\n\n“AVOID CONTINUOUS OPERATION WHILE DESCENDING BETWEEN 2250 AND 2250 RPM WITH MANIFOLD PRESSURE SETTINGS BELOW 15 INCHES Hg.”\n\nNote: Fuji SB No. FAS.008 dated 6 December 1969 and McCauley SB No. 76 dated 28 November 1969 also refer.\n\nCompliance: Within 25 hours time in service after 4 March 1970.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2159},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This airworthiness directive maintains its original narrow scope as a reactive safety measure targeting a specific design defect in defined aircraft propellers. The requirements remain strictly limited to the blade inspection and operational restriction originally contemplated, with no evidence of expansion into broader maintenance protocols or additional aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, unambiguous applicability limited to specific aircraft serial numbers (3-75) and one propeller model","Simple two-step compliance structure (physical inspection + placard installation) without exceptions or conditional branches","Minimal cross-referencing (only informative references to manufacturer service bulletins dated 1969)","Clear imperative language with explicit technical specifications (10x magnification, 15 inches Hg manifold pressure)","Single, specific deadline calculation method (25 hours time in service from fixed date)"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires urgent inspections and an operating placard for Fuji FA-200-180 aeroplanes (S/N 3–75) fitted with McCauley B2D34C53/74E propellers to prevent propeller blade failure. Owners/operators must inspect blades with a 10× magnifier, repair as needed, and perform a full blade dye‑penetrant inspection without removing the propeller.\n\nA warning placard with the RPM/manifold‑pressure restriction must be installed; compliance is within 25 flight hours after 4 March 1970. (The RPM numbers in the original placard appear to be a typo.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction","history":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-fa-200-3-propeller-blade-inspection-and-operating-restriction/documents"}}