{"id":"F2006B10589","name":"AD/HU 269/14 - Battery Support Bracket - Inspection","slug":"ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":116441,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B10589-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/HU 269/14 - Battery Support Bracket - 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)  Schweizer (Hughes) 269 Series Helicopters\n\n \n\nAD/HU 269/14 Battery Support Bracket - Inspection 11/67\n\nApplicability: Model 269B with battery on tail boom.\n\n \n\nRequirement: Inspect the battery support bracket No. 4805-3 for cracking in the forward attachment bolt area.\n\n \n\nCompliance: At intervals not exceeding 25 hours time in service after 30 November 1965.\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":1559},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a standalone, historical Airworthiness Directive from 1967 addressing a specific mechanical failure mode in a specific helicopter model. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of mandating repetitive visual inspections for battery support bracket fatigue cracks."},"complexity_factors":["Single aircraft model and specific part number identified","One clear inspection requirement with no exceptions or conditions","Simple recurring compliance interval (25 hours)","No defined terms, cross-references, or interpretive sections","Straightforward applicability test (battery on tail boom)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Airworthiness Directive requires owners/operators of Hughes 269B helicopters with the battery mounted on the tail boom to inspect the battery support bracket (P/N 4805-3) for cracks around the forward attachment bolt hole every 25 flight hours, with inspections to have begun by 30 November 1965 if not already done.  \n\nIt aims to detect fatigue before the bracket fails and the battery detaches in flight, risking ground injury and aircraft electrical loss."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-hu-269-14-battery-support-bracket-inspection/documents"}}