Does anyone know the answers to these questions please? 1 Do we know yet which holes are of concern?
2 What actions and response are Univair preparing? 3 What actions and response are Skip and the EOC preparing? I¹m assuming the FAA will take more note of 2 and 3 than individuals. Thanks, Mike On 22/9/09 19:42, "Hartmut Beil" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok to make it easier, I am repeating the part about the comments from the > Airworthiness Concern > > > > > Request for Information (Proposed Alternate Inspection/Repair Procedures, Cost > Impact, Etc.) > Note: Any comments or replies to the FAA need to be as specific as possible. > Please provide specific examples to illustrate your comments/concerns): > The ACS is intended as a means for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) > Aviation Safety Engineers to coordinate airworthiness (A/W) concerns with > aircraft through Associations and Type Clubs. Please forward any comments you > have to Roger Caldwell via e-mail using E-mail: [email protected] > The FAA encourages comments on this topic, including, but not limited to the > following areas: > > - Technical comments on improper maintenance and unauthorized > alterations performed on the wing spar as noted above for FAA safety > recommendation 09.087. > - Are the correct models identified in this ACS (Airworthiness > Concern Sheet)? > > (The Sheet lists all models : Make, Model, Series, Serial No.: > Ercoupe415C, 415CD, 415D, 415D, 415G, Forney F1 and F1A, Alon A-2 and A-2A and > Mooney M10 aircraft) > > > - Are there alternate methods to address this situation? > - Have you ever discovered improper or unauthorized maintenance > actions or damage as described in this ACS, to e present on any area of the > wing spar? > - Have you ever discovered other related damage or corrosion on > the wing spar, not described in this ACS? If so, what actions did you take to > correct the situation? > > > I guess, I'll write my summary to Mr. Caldwell in hope he understands the fact > that holes alone are not the issue, rather overstressing the airframe and > undetected cracks. > > Maybe we can get away with recurrent dye inspections for cracks. > > > > Hartmut > > [email protected] www.ercoupe.co.uk Alon A2 Aircoupe A-188 G-HARY --
