On Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:39:40 -0900, Scott Skylane
wrote:

Morgans wrote:

"Mike Spera" wrote


AND likely avoid liability by ensuring a repaired crack does not show up
at a crash site.


Sounds good, if it means I am not arriving at the crash site a few
milliseconds before the cracked spar.

Really, guys and gals; do you want to go flying around with a spar that is
stop drilled?

Not me.

Well, we're talking about cracked *skins* here, not spars. See the
thread title. I believe Piper's ability to charge $1600 for a $12 part,
coupled with potential liability, is exactly what drove this policy change.

If you can find a DER who disagrees with Piper's engineering that
calls for replacement instead of repair could you repair it and do a
337 under the DERs signoff?