{"id":"F2009L00205","name":"AD/PA-23/80 - Fuel Line and Electrical Harness - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76669,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00205-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Ae","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-23 (Apache and Aztec) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-23/80 | Fuel Line and Electrical Harness - Inspection | 2/2009 |\n| ----------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 12 February 2009.                                                                                                                                                                               |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified once-only inspection of fuel lines and electrical harnesses in accordance with Piper SB No. 663 within 100 hours time in service after December 1979. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n23 December 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-23/80","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-23/80","content":"## AD/PA-23/80","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuel Line and Electrical Harness - Inspe","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuel Line and Electrical Harness - Inspection","content":"## Fuel Line and Electrical Harness - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"2/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"2/2009","content":"## 2/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2836},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Originally mandated specific safety inspections for fuel systems and electrical harnesses on Piper PA-23 aircraft; now completely cancelled with no remaining obligations or regulated parties."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","Zero defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation","No conditional logic, exceptions, or triggers","Extremely short length (under 100 words of substance)"],"plain_english_summary":"**This scraps an old aircraft safety rule.**\n\nThis document cancels a previous requirement that forced owners of **Piper PA-23 Apache and Aztec** aeroplanes to inspect their fuel lines and electrical wiring.\n\n**What it used to require:**\n*   A one-off inspection of fuel lines and electrical harnesses\n*   Had to be done within 100 hours of flying time after December 1979\n*   Followed the manufacturer's Service Bulletin No. 663\n\n**What it means now:**\nAs of 12 February 2009, you no longer need to do this inspection. The rule is dead. If you own one of these aircraft, you can ignore the previous directive.\n\n**Why the change?**\nThe regulator decided this specific Australian inspection requirement was no longer necessary—likely because the aircraft are now so old that other maintenance rules cover the risks, or the manufacturing defect has been addressed through other means."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-23-80-fuel-line-and-electrical-harness-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}