{"id":"F2006B06616","name":"AD/ROBIN/19 - Throttle Control","slug":"ad-robin-19-throttle-control","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48470,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06616-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/ROBIN/19 - Throttle Control","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)  Robin Aviation Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/ROBIN/19 Throttle Control 9/94\n\nApplicability: Model ATL, all types except ATL “L”, with serial number range of 110 and above. Requirement:               Modify the throttle lever control support in accordance with ROBIN Service Bulletin\n\nATL No.9 R1.\n\n \n\nNote: DGAC AD 93-118(A)R1 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Within 25 hours time in service after 18 August 1994.\n\n \n\nBackground:  A report was received of a throttle cable casing stop failure at the control lever in the cabin.\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":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a discrete, targeted safety directive with narrow applicability. It addresses a specific mechanical failure mode in a specific aircraft model range. There is no evidence of scope creep; it remains focused on its original purpose of mandating a throttle control modification."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific applicability criterion (model type and serial number range)","One clear requirement referencing an external technical document (Service Bulletin)","Simple compliance condition (time-in-service hours)","No defined terms section, no cross-references to other legislation beyond a note about a French aviation authority document","Extremely short document (approximately 150 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is an **Airworthiness Directive** (a mandatory safety order) issued by Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority for specific Robin Aviation aeroplanes.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Requires owners/operators of certain Robin ATL model aeroplanes to modify the throttle lever control support\n- The modification must follow Robin Service Bulletin ATL No.9 R1\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Owners and operators of Robin ATL model aeroplanes\n- Specifically: all ATL types **except** the ATL \"L\" model, with serial numbers 110 and above\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- A throttle cable casing stop failed at the control lever in the cabin — this is a serious safety issue that could affect engine control\n- The directive prevents potential accidents by mandating a fix before further flight hours accumulate\n- **Compliance deadline:** Must be completed within 25 hours of flight time after 18 August 1994\n\n**Key point:** This is a **retrospective safety fix** — it applies to aircraft already in service, not just new manufacturing."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself states its applicability and requirement without indicating any change from a prior scope. It applies to Model ATL (all types except ATL \"L\") with serial numbers 110 and above and mandates modification per ROBIN Service Bulletin ATL No.9 R1 within the stated compliance window (Applicability; Requirement; Compliance). There is no textual indication in this document that the scope has been expanded or narrowed from an earlier intent."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability: specific model and serial-number range reduces scope complexity (Applicability).","Technical details are deferred to an external document (ROBIN Service Bulletin ATL No.9 R1), so legal text is short but operational complexity depends on that bulletin (Requirement).","Short compliance window (25 hours time in service after a specific date) increases operational urgency but not legal intricacy (Compliance).","Reference to a foreign airworthiness directive (DGAC AD 93-118(A)R1) adds a cross-reference but does not materially complicate the domestic requirement (Note).","No multiple exemptions, alternative means of compliance, or staged obligations are present in the text, reducing administrative complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires owners/operators of Robin Model ATL aeroplanes (all types except ATL \"L\", serials 110+) to modify the throttle lever control support exactly as set out in ROBIN Service Bulletin ATL No.9 R1, within 25 hours TIS after 18 Aug 1994. The change, at owner/operator expense, aims to prevent reported throttle cable casing stop failures and reduce the risk of recurrence."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-robin-19-throttle-control","history":"/api/acts/ad-robin-19-throttle-control/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-robin-19-throttle-control/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-robin-19-throttle-control/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-robin-19-throttle-control/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-robin-19-throttle-control/documents"}}