{"id":"F2008L01471","name":"AD/PA-22/26 - Flexible Fuel Hose Assembly - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":119795,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01471-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-22 (Tri-Pacer and Colt) Series ","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-22 (Tri-Pacer and Colt) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-22 (Tri-Pacer and Colt) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-22/26 | Flexible Fuel Hose Assembly - Inspection | 6/2008 |\n| ----------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 5 June 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |\n| Background:  | This Directive specified once-only inspection, and replacement if necessary, of a flexible fuel hose assembly in accordance with Piper SB No. 351. This Directive was based on USA Directive 72-21-03. These documents were published in 1972 so the unsafe condition no longer exists. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n23 April 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-22/26","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-22/26","content":"## AD/PA-22/26","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Flexible Fuel Hose Assembly - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Flexible Fuel Hose Assembly - Inspection","content":"## Flexible Fuel Hose Assembly - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"6/2008","content":"## 6/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1946},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument achieves its stated purpose of cancelling Airworthiness Directive AD/PA-22/26. The scope is limited to removing the inspection requirements for the specified Piper aircraft series, consistent with the intent to discontinue obsolete safety mandates."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision ('CANCELLED')","No defined terms section","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-references (only to the cancelled directive and historical manufacturer bulletins)"],"plain_english_summary":"**This instrument cancels an old aircraft safety rule.**\n\nIt removes the requirement for owners of Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt aeroplanes to inspect or replace a specific flexible fuel hose assembly. The original rule (from 1972) addressed a safety risk identified in a 1972 manufacturer bulletin, but the unsafe condition no longer exists because those aircraft have either been modified or retired from service.\n\n**What this means:**\n* **For aircraft owners:** You no longer need to carry out the inspection or replacement previously required by directive AD/PA-22/26.\n* **Effective date:** The cancellation took effect on 5 June 2008."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-22-26-flexible-fuel-hose-assembly-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}