{"id":"F2008L03363","name":"AD/PA-32/4 Amdt 1 - Fuel Tanks - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120275,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03363-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Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-32 (Cherokee Six) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-32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-32/4 Amdt 1 | Fuel Tanks - Inspection | 10/2008 |\n| ----------------- | ----------------------- | ------- |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 25 September 2008.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |\n| Background:  | This AD specified three inspections of the fuel tanks in accordance with Piper SBNo. 251 and USA AD 67-26-03. Initial compliance was required within 100 hours time in service after October 1967, with two subsequent inspections at 100 hour intervals. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n7 August 2008","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-32/4 Amdt 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-32/4 Amdt 1","content":"## AD/PA-32/4 Amdt 1","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuel Tanks - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuel Tanks - Inspection","content":"## Fuel Tanks - Inspection","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":1931},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the legislation entirely rather than expanding its scope. The original safety requirements regarding fuel tank inspections have been eliminated (deemed 'no longer required'), representing a reduction to zero scope rather than growth beyond the original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (straight cancellation)","No definitions or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislative provisions","Document consists primarily of background explanation rather than substantive requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\nThis document officially cancels a previous safety rule (called an *Airworthiness Directive* or AD) that applied to **Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six** aircraft.\n\n**Who it affects**\nOwners and operators of Piper PA-32 series aeroplanes who were previously required to perform specific fuel tank inspections.\n\n**What it means**\nYou **no longer need to perform** the three mandatory fuel tank inspections previously required under the old rule. Those inspections were originally mandated in accordance with the manufacturer's *Service Bulletin No. 251* and a United States aviation directive (*USA AD 67-26-03*).\n\n**Key details**\n*   **Original requirement:** Three inspections of fuel tanks — first within 100 flight hours after October 1967, then two more at 100-hour intervals\n*   **Cancellation date:** 25 September 2008\n*   **Current status:** No action required — the inspection mandate is completely removed"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-32-4-amdt-1-fuel-tanks-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}