{"id":"F2006B07171","name":"AD/SWSA226/31 - Aileron Control Cable Installation - Inspection","slug":"ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":49080,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07171-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/SWSA226/31 - Aileron Control Cable Installation - 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)  Fairchild (Swearingen) SA226 and SA227 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\nAD/SWSA226/31 Aileron Control Cable Installation - Inspection 5/80\n\nApplicability: All models SA-226-T(B) with S/Nos. T(B)292 to 329; All models SA-226AT with S/Nos. AT067 to 074;\n\nAll models SA-226TC with S/Nos. TC256 to 325.\n\n \n\nDocument: Swearingen Alert SB No. A27-025. Compliance:  As per requirement document.\n\nBackground: The aileron control cable may be misrouted within the pilot’s control column.\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":1737},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This directive remains tightly focused on its original purpose: addressing a specific manufacturing or maintenance defect in the aileron control cable routing for the identified aircraft. It has not expanded to cover additional aircraft types, systems, or operational requirements beyond the initial safety issue identified in 1980."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely narrow applicability limited to three specific aircraft models and defined serial number ranges","Single, unambiguous compliance action (inspection) delegated entirely to an external technical document","No defined terms, exceptions, or conditional logic within the directive text","Short length with only four operative data fields (Applicability, Document, Compliance, Background)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis Airworthiness Directive (AD) mandates an inspection of the aileron control cables (the wires that connect the pilot’s control wheel to the hinged flaps on the wings that make the aircraft turn) on specific Fairchild Swearingen aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects**\nOwners and operators of the following aircraft models with these specific serial numbers:\n*   SA-226-T(B) models (Serial Nos. T(B)292 to T(B)329)\n*   SA-226AT models (Serial Nos. AT067 to AT074)\n*   SA-226TC models (Serial Nos. TC256 to TC325)\n\n**Why it matters**\nThe aileron control cable may have been incorrectly routed inside the pilot’s control column. If misrouted, the pilot might lose proper control of the aircraft during flight, creating a serious safety risk.\n\n**What you must do**\nInspect the cable installation in accordance with the technical instructions contained in *Swearingen Alert Service Bulletin No. A27-025*."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-swsa226-31-aileron-control-cable-installation-inspection/documents"}}