{"id":"F2006B07477","name":"AD/TSA-600/11 - Seat to Track Retaining Clips - Inspection and Modification","slug":"ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":49891,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07477-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/TSA-600/11 - Seat to Track Retaining Clips - Inspection and Modification","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)  Aerostar (Piper/Ted Smith) 600 and 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\n \n\n# AD/TSA-600/11 Seat to Track Retaining Clips - Inspection\n\nand Modification Applicability: All models prior to Airframe Sequence Number 0266. Document:               Ted Smith Corporation SB600-69.\n\n# 12/77\n\nCompliance: As per requirement document except that passenger seats are also to be inspected until modified.\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":2122},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains tightly focused on its original purpose: rectifying a specific mechanical defect in seat track hardware for a defined subset of aircraft. No expansion beyond the original safety-critical scope is evident."},"complexity_factors":["Relies entirely on incorporation by reference to external technical document (Ted Smith Corporation SB600-69)","Single additional condition extending the manufacturer's instructions to passenger seats","Narrow applicability limited by specific airframe sequence number threshold (0266)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this is:** A mandatory safety order (called an Airworthiness Directive) issued by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority under aviation law.\n\n**Who it affects:** Owners and operators of **Aerostar 600 and 700 series aircraft** with airframe numbers below 0266.\n\n**What it requires:** You must inspect and modify the **seat track retaining clips** — the small metal fittings that lock seats to the floor rails — to prevent them from failing.\n\n**How to comply:** Follow the manufacturer's Service Bulletin SB600-69 for the technical steps. **Important extra rule:** You must keep inspecting passenger seats repeatedly until they are actually modified (not just the pilot seats).\n\n**Why it matters:** Broken seat clips can cause seats to rip out of the floor during turbulence or a hard landing, which could kill or seriously injure occupants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification","history":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-11-seat-to-track-retaining-clips-inspection-and-modification/documents"}}