{"id":"F2007L03968","name":"AD/GENERAL/78 Amdt 1 - Fuel Contamination - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":70675,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2007L03968-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Aircraft - General","sectionType":"division","heading":"Aircraft - General","content":"### Aircraft - General\n\n| AD/GENERAL/78 Amdt 1 | Fuel Contamination | 11/2007 |\n| -------------------- | ------------------ | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 October 2007.                                                                                                                                                |\n| Background:  | This AD was issued in 2000 to address a safety concern as a result of contaminated fuel. The fuel contamination issue has now been addressed and the unsafe condition no longer exists. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nCharles Lenarcic  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n7 September 2007","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/GENERAL/78 Amdt 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/GENERAL/78 Amdt 1","content":"## AD/GENERAL/78 Amdt 1","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuel Contamination","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuel Contamination","content":"## Fuel Contamination","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"11/2007","sectionType":"part","heading":"11/2007","content":"## 11/2007","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1820},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates a previous regulatory requirement without introducing new obligations. It does not expand the scope of the legislation; rather, it concludes the regulatory response to a specific safety issue that has been resolved."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references","Extremely brief (approximately 50 words of substantive content)"],"plain_english_summary":"This document cancels a previous aircraft safety rule about fuel contamination.\n\n**What this does**\n* **Withdraws Airworthiness Directive (AD) No. 78**: This instrument cancels a 2000 safety directive that required aircraft owners and operators to perform specific actions to prevent or address contaminated fuel problems.\n* **Effective date**: The cancellation takes effect on **25 October 2007**.\n\n**Who this affects**\n* Aircraft owners, operators, and maintenance engineers who were previously required to comply with AD/GENERAL/78.\n\n**Why this matters**\n* **Problem solved**: The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has confirmed that the original fuel contamination safety risk has been resolved and the \"unsafe condition\" no longer exists.\n* **Removes red tape**: Cancelling the directive eliminates mandatory compliance requirements (such as specific inspections or maintenance actions) that are no longer necessary for safety, reducing costs and administrative burden for the aviation industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-general-78-amdt-1-fuel-contamination-cancelled/documents"}}