{"id":"F2006B06945","name":"AD/SF340/17 Amdt 3 - Airworthiness Limitations","slug":"ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":114841,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B06945-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SF340/17 Amdt 3 - Airworthiness Limitations","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)  SAAB SF340 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\n# AD/SF340/17\n\nAmdt 3\n\nApplicability: All models.\n\n# Airworthiness Limitations 4/95\n\n \n\nRequirement: The approved system of maintenance of all SF340 series aeroplanes shall include all inspections and life limitations in the Airworthiness Limitations Section F of the SAAB-Fairchild 340 Maintenance Program (Document No 72LKS 3081), and the life limitations specified in SAAB-Scania Service Bulletin SAAB 340-32-066.\n\n \n\nNote: FAA AD 93-15-12 refers.\n\n \n\nCompliance: Effective 30 May 1995.\n\n \n\nBackground:  This Directive formally promulgates the SF340 Airworthiness Limitations inspections and life limitations. Amendment 2 included Main and Nose landing gear component life limitations which were previously part of the Maintenance Program. Amendment 3 specifies that the latest revision status of the reference information be used.\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":2653},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Amendment 3 is a technical refinement requiring operators to use the latest revision of referenced maintenance documentation rather than a specific dated version. This does not expand the scope beyond the original purpose of establishing mandatory airworthiness limitations for SAAB SF340 aircraft."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative requirement incorporating two external technical documents by reference","No definitions section or interpretation clauses","Brief, standard Airworthiness Directive structure (Applicability, Requirement, Compliance, Background)","Minimal conditional logic—applies to all models without exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule requires airlines and operators of SAAB SF340 regional turboprops to incorporate specified inspections and component life limits from SAAB maintenance guidance and service bulletin into their maintenance programs. Amendment 3 further mandates using the latest versions of those documents. It affects operators by enforcing earlier retirement/inspection of critical parts to prevent fatigue failures and preserve airworthiness and passenger safety."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations","history":"/api/acts/ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-sf340-17-amdt-3-airworthiness-limitations/documents"}}