{"id":"F2009L00502","name":"AD/PA-36/13 - Fuel Tank Vent - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":77138,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L00502-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Piper PA-36 (Pawnee Brave) Series Aeropl","sectionType":"division","heading":"Piper PA-36 (Pawnee Brave) Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Piper PA-36 (Pawnee Brave) Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/PA-36/13 | Fuel Tank Vent - Inspection | 3/2009 |\n| ----------- | --------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                            |\n| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 12 March 2009.                                                                                                                                                                |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified inspection of the fuel tank vent line holes in accordance with Piper SB No. 508 within 100 hours time in service after August 1976. The AD is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n8 January 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/PA-36/13","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/PA-36/13","content":"## AD/PA-36/13","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Fuel Tank Vent - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Fuel Tank Vent - Inspection","content":"## Fuel Tank Vent - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"3/2009","content":"## 3/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1589},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument fulfills its sole intended purpose of formally revoking a previous Airworthiness Directive. The scope remains precisely limited to cancelling the specific fuel tank vent inspection requirement without introducing any new regulatory obligations."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision stating 'CANCELLED'","No defined terms or interpretation sections","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation","Extremely brief (under 150 words of substantive content)","Plain language with only historical background provided for context"],"plain_english_summary":"This document officially **cancels a previous safety inspection requirement** for **Piper PA-36 (Pawnee Brave) aircraft**.\n\nThe original airworthiness directive required owners to inspect fuel tank vent line holes according to Piper Service Bulletin No. 508, within 100 hours of flight time after August 1976.\n\n**What this means for aircraft owners:**\n- As of **12 March 2009**, you no longer need to perform this specific fuel tank vent inspection\n- The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has removed this maintenance requirement\n- This reduces compliance burdens for operators of these agricultural aircraft\n\nEssentially, this is a housekeeping measure that eliminates an outdated safety check that is no longer considered necessary."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-pa-36-13-fuel-tank-vent-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}