{"id":"F2006B07102","name":"AD/S-PUMA/25 Amdt 1 - Cockpit Doors Hinge Tenons","slug":"ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":48883,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07102-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/S-PUMA/25 Amdt 1 - Cockpit Doors Hinge Tenons","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)  \nEurocopter AS 332 (Super Puma) Series Helicopters\n\nAD/S-PUMA/25\n\nAmdt 1\n\n  \nCockpit Doors Hinge Tenons 12/97\n\nApplicability: Models AS 332C, C1, L, L1, and L2.\n\nRequirement: Action in accordance with Eurocopter France AS 332 Service Bulletin 01.00.50.\n\nNote: DGAC ADs 97-109-061(AB) R1 and 97-108-006(AB) R1 refer.\n\nCompliance: 1. Inspect within 50 hours time in service after 21 May 1997, or before 13 June 1997, whichever occurs first,\n\n2. Replace all uncracked hinge tenons with new items within 500 hours time in service after 21 May 1997.\n\nThe compliance of the initial issue of this directive remains unchanged. This amendment becomes effective on 6 November 1997.\n\nBackground: There were reports of cockpit door hinge failures that were attributed to incorrect shimming of the hinge tenons.\n\nAmendment 1 is issued in response to a revision of the related DGAC ADs which introduce a service bulletin as the new requirement document.\n\nThe original issue of this airworthiness directive became effective on 21 May 1997.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment does not expand the scope. It is purely administrative — updating the reference document from a direct regulatory requirement to a manufacturer service bulletin, in line with French authority revisions. The affected aircraft, safety issue, and compliance deadlines remain identical to the original May 1997 directive."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (under 300 words)","Only 5 defined models in applicability section","Single cross-reference to French aviation authority directives (DGAC ADs)","Clear, unconditional compliance deadlines with simple 'whichever occurs first' logic","No nested exceptions or conditional sub-clauses","Plain language background explanation included"],"plain_english_summary":"This mandatory AD covers certain Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma (C, C1, L, L1, L2) helicopters and requires prompt inspection of cockpit door hinges and replacement of uncracked hinge tenons because incorrect shimming has led to hinge failures and doors detaching in flight. Amendment 1 doesn’t change the actions or deadlines — it only updates the paperwork to reference the Eurocopter service bulletin per the DGAC. Australian operators must comply or the aircraft cannot fly."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Amendment 1 substitutes Eurocopter France Service Bulletin 01.00.50 as the required technical document and aligns with revised DGAC ADs, but it does not alter the directive's applicability or the original inspection and replacement timeframes; the substantive compliance obligations remain the same (Requirement; Compliance; Amendment)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow applicability — specific helicopter models listed (Applicability)","Two-step, time-limited compliance schedule (inspect within 50 hours; replace within 500 hours) increases scheduling complexity (Compliance)","Requirement depends on an external document (Eurocopter France Service Bulletin 01.00.50) rather than containing full technical detail (Requirement)","Amendment changes the formal reference document, creating a dependency on the service bulletin versioning (Amendment)","Operational logistics: parts availability and workshop capacity affect ability to meet hours-based deadlines (Compliance)","Low regulatory discretion — clear mandated actions reduce interpretive complexity","Safety-critical context increases implementation scrutiny and recordkeeping burden (Background)"],"plain_english_summary":"Requires operators of Eurocopter AS 332C/C1/L/L1/L2 helicopters to inspect cockpit-door hinge tenons within 50 flight hours after 21 May 1997 (or before 13 June 1997) and to replace all uncracked tenons within 500 flight hours, following Eurocopter France Service Bulletin 01.00.50. (Applicability; Compliance; Requirement.)\n\nThe costs of inspections, parts and labour fall to aircraft operators and their maintenance providers, who must schedule the work and maintain compliance records; Amendment 1 replaces the referenced mandatory document with the service bulletin but leaves the original compliance timings unchanged. (Amendment; Background.)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons","history":"/api/acts/ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-s-puma-25-amdt-1-cockpit-doors-hinge-tenons/documents"}}