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Blanik L-13 AD
I just read the new AD 2010-18-05. The way I read it, we are grounded
here in the US until an " FAA approved inspection program" is created to address the problem. I am an A-P IA, and I heve never seen an AD such as this one. It would appear that the FAA is soliciting the public for a solution, and we are grounded until such a solution is found. MSBL13-109A would be considered FAA approved according to the verbage in the AD, however the preamble to the AD states that the FAA is adopting an inspection and or modification program to make the fix, not an "operational history" based program. So I dont see how one could inspect the wing in accordance with MSBL13-109A and not also apply the the life limit operational based guidance in the MSB. In other words, you cant just pick and choose which part of a MSB document you are going to use, it's all or nothing. I have called the FAA engineer in charge of this AD and have yet to recieve a response. Any other view points on this? I hope im reading this wrong. Brian Doyle Midnav aircraft services. North Adams Ma. |
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Blanik L-13 AD
On Aug 26, 9:40 am, midnav wrote:
MSBL13-109A would be considered FAA approved according to the verbage in the AD, however the preamble to the AD states that the FAA is adopting an inspection and or modification program to make the fix, not an "operational history" based program. So I dont see how one could inspect the wing in accordance with MSBL13-109A and not also apply the the life limit operational based guidance in the MSB. In other words, you cant just pick and choose which part of a MSB document you are going to use, it's all or nothing. One could argue that the FAA told us specifically which parts of the EASA AA not to use. That being said, I think that the intent of the AD is different. What I think they are saying is: 1. "We understand that no one logs acro time, dual time etc., and will not ground aircraft based on lack of records" 2. "We will think of some kind of inspection or modification to ensure that the L-13s stay safe" 3. "Anyone willing to do the work for us is welcome" 4. "No flying before '2' happens" This happens to be a perfectly reasonable approach, assuming that they will not make us wait forever for the "FAA-approved inspection and/or modification program developed specifically for this AD." B. |
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