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Old October 2nd 06, 11:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Macklin
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Default An NTSB report that blames the FAA

SB are mandatory for commercial operators, but an AD may
make compliance dates sooner.

The FAA handles paper by the ton, corrections are common.


"Ben Jackson" wrote in message
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| From
http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id...08X00571&key=1 :
|
| The [NTSB] determines the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
|
| ...A second factor was the omission of the PW120A engine
from the
| airworthiness directive issued by the FAA which mandated
the
| completion of Pratt & Whitney service bulletin 20914. The
lack
| of inclusion of the PW120A engine in the AD resulted in
the
| company's correct interpretation that the service bulletin
was
| not mandatory.
|
| You don't see that every day!
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| Ben Jackson AD7GD
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| http://www.ben.com/