{"id":"F2006B07515","name":"AD/TSA-600/6 - Aileron Outboard Hinge Bolt - Inspection","slug":"ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":50024,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006B07515-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"AD/TSA-600/6 - Aileron Outboard Hinge Bolt - Inspection","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)  \nAerostar (Piper/Ted Smith) 600 and 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\nAD/TSA-600/6 Aileron Outboard Hinge Bolt \\- Inspection 9/76\n\nApplicability: Part 1: All models 600, 601 and 601P with S/Nos 60-0001-003 to 60-0056-128,\n\n60-0130-057 to 60-0329-121, 61-0001-004 to 61-0070-129, 61-0132-071 to 61-0327-110 and 62-0001-013. 61P-0157-001 to 61P-0330-094.\n\nPart 11: All models 600, 601 and 601P. Document: Ted Smith Corp. SB No. SB600-56.\n\nCompliance: For Part 1 \\- At next daily or overnight inspection after 17 September 1976, and thereafter at intervals not exceeding 100 hours time in service.\n\nFor Part 11 \\- At each daily or overnight inspection after 17 September 1976.\n\nNote: For aircraft maintained in accordance with ANO 100.5.1 this Directive shall be entered on the maintenance release as maintenance required. The inspection detailed in Part 11 may be performed by the pilot in command, in which case certification is not required. In all other cases certification may be made on the maintenance release. This inspection may also be performed and certified by any Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1879},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The directive remains tightly focused on its original purpose: addressing a specific mechanical defect in a defined fleet of aircraft. No evidence of expansion into broader operational or maintenance requirements."},"complexity_factors":["Single, specific mechanical inspection requirement","Clear bifurcated applicability (Part 1 vs Part 11 based on serial numbers)","Simple temporal compliance triggers (100 hourly or daily inspections)","Only one external reference (Ted Smith Corp Service Bulletin SB600-56)","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond the two-part applicability"],"plain_english_summary":"This AD requires recurring inspections of the aileron outboard hinge bolt on certain Aerostar (Piper/Ted Smith 600/601/601P) aircraft to prevent bolt failure that could lead to loss of roll control. \n\nIt affects owners/operators, pilots and maintenance engineers: pilots may perform basic preflight checks, but certified maintenance personnel must carry out and sign off the recurring inspections."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection","history":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-6-aileron-outboard-hinge-bolt-inspection/documents"}}