Not Repairable?

[Bob Kuykendall]

I was somewhat amused by this salvage auction for a 2007 Cub Crafters
Sport Cub, N475CC:

http://www.aigaviation.com/salvage/N475CC/SalvageN475CC.aspx

The funny part is this quote:

> Remarks: Aircraft is dismantled. According to Cubcrafters,
> It is confirmed that the fuselage is not repairable as their
> engineering department has no alternate repair approved
> at this time. As such, this will require a complete
> replacement of the fuselage.

The photos show a definitely-not-rolled-into-a-ball Cub, the sort of
thing we'd have called "minor damage" in reference to an old skool
PA18 towplane.

I distinctly remember seeing repair guidelines for all of the damage
visible in AC43.13. Did these guys lose their copy, or are they making
Cubs out of Tempered Unobtanium these days?

Thanks, Bob K.

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:46:05 -0700, Bob Kuykendall > wrote:

> I was somewhat amused by this salvage auction for a 2007 Cub Crafters
> Sport Cub, N475CC:
>
> http://www.aigaviation.com/salvage/N475CC/SalvageN475CC.aspx
>
> The funny part is this quote:
>
> > Remarks: Aircraft is dismantled. According to Cubcrafters,
> > It is confirmed that the fuselage is not repairable as their
> > engineering department has no alternate repair approved
> > at this time. As such, this will require a complete
> > replacement of the fuselage.
>
> The photos show a definitely-not-rolled-into-a-ball Cub, the sort of
> thing we'd have called "minor damage" in reference to an old skool
> PA18 towplane.
>
> I distinctly remember seeing repair guidelines for all of the damage
> visible in AC43.13. Did these guys lose their copy, or are they making
> Cubs out of Tempered Unobtanium these days?

Wonder if it's registered as a SLSA? The LSA rules might give the manufacturer
more power to designate what is an acceptable repair.

Ron Wanttaja

[Scott Skylane]

Bob Kuykendall wrote:
/snip/
>
> The photos show a definitely-not-rolled-into-a-ball Cub, the sort of
> thing we'd have called "minor damage" in reference to an old skool
> PA18 towplane.
>
> I distinctly remember seeing repair guidelines for all of the damage
> visible in AC43.13. Did these guys lose their copy, or are they making
> Cubs out of Tempered Unobtanium these days?
>
> Thanks, Bob K.
>
I'd say it's Cub Crafters wanting to sell a new fuselage. That, or
their legal department trying to mitigate liability.

Happy Flying!
Scott Skylane

[wright1902glider]

On Sep 4, 9:00 pm, Scott Skylane > wrote:
> Bob Kuykendall wrote:
>
> /snip/
>
> > The photos show a definitely-not-rolled-into-a-ball Cub, the sort of
> > thing we'd have called "minor damage" in reference to an old skool
> > PA18 towplane.
>
> > I distinctly remember seeing repair guidelines for all of the damage
> > visible in AC43.13. Did these guys lose their copy, or are they making
> > Cubs out of Tempered Unobtanium these days?
>
> > Thanks, Bob K.
>
> I'd say it's Cub Crafters wanting to sell a new fuselage. That, or
> their legal department trying to mitigate liability.
>
> Happy Flying!
> Scott Skylane



It did say APPROVED method of repair. Like my Dad used to say, "It
ain't worth S$%^& if you ain't got the paperwork for it... I don't
care what you pulled it off of"

Harry "Master Paper Pusher, uh I mean Data Specialist in real life"
Frey



good luck Steve

[Fred the Red Shirt]

On Sep 5, 7:04 pm, wright1902glider > wrote:
> On Sep 4, 9:00 pm, Scott Skylane > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Bob Kuykendall wrote:
>
> > /snip/
>
> > > The photos show a definitely-not-rolled-into-a-ball Cub, the sort of
> > > thing we'd have called "minor damage" in reference to an old skool
> > > PA18 towplane.
>
> > > I distinctly remember seeing repair guidelines for all of the damage
> > > visible in AC43.13. Did these guys lose their copy, or are they making
> > > Cubs out of Tempered Unobtanium these days?
>
> ...
>
> > I'd say it's Cub Crafters wanting to sell a new fuselage. That, or
> > their legal department trying to mitigate liability.
>
> ...
>
> It did say APPROVED method of repair. Like my Dad used to say, "It
> ain't worth S$%^& if you ain't got the paperwork for it... I don't
> care what you pulled it off of"
>

Uh huh. The problem isn't necessarily the difficulty or cost of
repairs, but rather the difficulty or cost of proving the completeness
of the repair.

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FF