{"id":"F2009L01930","name":"AD/AA-5/15 - Fuel Line - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79055,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01930-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American A","sectionType":"division","heading":"Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Gulfstream (Grumman American/ American Aviation) AA-5 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/AA-5/15 | Fuel Line - Inspection | 6/2009 |\n| ---------- | ---------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |\n| ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 4 June 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |\n| Background:  | This AD, issued in 1976, required inspection of the fuel line for chafing in accordance with Grumman American SB No. 154. The AD compliance was within 100 hours time in service after 31 August 1976. As all aircraft would have been inspected by now, the AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n24 April 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/AA-5/15","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/AA-5/15","content":"## AD/AA-5/15","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuel Line - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuel Line - Inspection","content":"## Fuel Line - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"6/2009","content":"## 6/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1887},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument eliminates the regulatory scope entirely by cancelling the original 1976 directive, rather than expanding it. All compliance obligations have been removed."},"complexity_factors":["Document is approximately 80 words with no sections or subsections","No defined terms, interpretation clauses, or schedules","Single unconditional administrative action (cancellation)","No cross-references to other legislation beyond citing the original 1976 directive"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis document officially cancels an old aircraft safety rule (called an Airworthiness Directive) that required owners of specific light planes to inspect their fuel lines for wear and damage.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nOwners and operators of **Gulfstream (Grumman American/American Aviation) AA-5 series aeroplanes** — small, single-engine aircraft.\n\n**The background**\n\nIn 1976, aviation safety authorities required these planes to have their fuel lines inspected for \"chafing\" (damage caused by pipes rubbing against other parts) within 100 hours of flight time.\n\n**Why it matters now**\n\nBy 2009, every affected aircraft would have already completed this inspection. Since the safety work was mandatory over 30 years ago, the rule is now obsolete and has been formally scrapped."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-aa-5-15-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}