{"id":"F2009L01866","name":"AD/TSA-600/29 - Wing Tank Fuel Line - Inspection - CANCELLED","slug":"ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":78902,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L01866-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Aerostar (Piper/Ted Smith) 600 and 700 S","sectionType":"division","heading":"Aerostar (Piper/Ted Smith) 600 and 700 Series Aeroplanes","content":"### Aerostar (Piper/Ted Smith) 600 and 700 Series Aeroplanes\n\n| AD/TSA-600/29 | Wing Tank Fuel Line - Inspection | 6/2009 |\n| ------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ |\n\n| Requirement: | CANCELLED.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |\n| ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n|              | This AD is cancelled on 4 June 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |\n| Background:  | This unique Australian AD specified inspection of wing tank fuel lines for signs of chafing on the aileron push rod. The inspection was not based on a service document and was to be performed before further flight. The AD was issued in 1981 and is no longer required. |\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\nJames Coyne  \nDelegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority\n\n24 April 2009","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"AD/TSA-600/29","sectionType":"part","heading":"AD/TSA-600/29","content":"## AD/TSA-600/29","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"Wing Tank Fuel Line - Inspection","sectionType":"part","heading":"Wing Tank Fuel Line - Inspection","content":"## Wing Tank Fuel Line - Inspection","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"6/2009","sectionType":"part","heading":"6/2009","content":"## 6/2009","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1730},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument terminates the existing inspection requirement without expanding, restricting, or otherwise altering the original scope. The coverage remains limited to the specific aircraft series originally affected."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (cancellation of previous directive)","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Extremely short length (approximately 50 words of operative text)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this document does**\n\nThis officially scraps an old aviation safety rule that applied to Aerostar aircraft (specifically the Piper/Ted Smith 600 and 700 series models).\n\n**The cancelled rule**\nThe original directive required aircraft owners to inspect wing tank fuel lines for wear and tear caused by rubbing against the aileron push rod (the mechanism that controls the plane's roll). This check had to be done before any further flight.\n\n**Why it matters**\nOwners and operators of these aircraft are no longer legally required to perform this specific inspection. The safety requirement is completely removed, simplifying maintenance obligations for these older aircraft models."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled","history":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/history","analysis":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/ad-tsa-600-29-wing-tank-fuel-line-inspection-cancelled/documents"}}