{"id":"F2008L03341","name":"AD/PA-32/36 - Fuel Valve - Replacement - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120214,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03341-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-32/36 | Fuel Valve - Replacement | 10/2008 |\n| ----------- | ------------------------ | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 September 2008.                                                                                                                                                                      |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified replacement of the fuel valve in accordance with Piper SB No. 444. Compliance was required within 100 hours time in service after March 1975. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nCharles Lenarcic  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n15 August 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-32/36","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-32/36","content":"## AD/PA-32/36","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuel Valve - Replacement","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuel Valve - Replacement","content":"## Fuel Valve - Replacement","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"10/2008","sectionType":"part","heading":"10/2008","content":"## 10/2008","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1786},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly as intended: it cancels a previous directive without expanding into new regulatory areas or affecting additional aircraft types."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references to primary legislation beyond the cancelled directive","Straightforward administrative action with no conditional logic or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"**This document cancels a previous aircraft maintenance requirement.**\n\nSpecifically, it removes a rule that required owners and operators of **Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) series aeroplanes** to replace the fuel valve assembly.\n\n**Who is affected:**\n- Owners and operators of Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) aircraft\n- Licensed aircraft maintenance engineers\n- Aviation businesses operating these aircraft\n\n**What changed:**\nThe original directive mandated fuel valve replacement in accordance with Piper Service Bulletin No. 444. This cancellation eliminates that requirement entirely, meaning affected aircraft no longer need to undergo this specific modification to comply with this directive.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis reduces maintenance costs and downtime for operators of these aircraft, while indicating that the safety concern prompting the original valve replacement requirement is no longer considered a critical risk (or has been addressed through alternative means)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-36-fuel-valve-replacement-cancelled/documents"}}