I agree, the FAA is probably not going to do the leg work for us.
My question is: does an approved inspection program have to be
approved by the MFG? I plan to call my FISDO on monday to see if a DER
could come up with an inspection program. Typicaly a DERs work is
considered "approved Data" which might be the path out of this
mess.DERs charge for their time, perhaps a group effort is needed
here.
I think an eddy current inspection of the fastener bores would expose
the type of cracks discovered on the failed spar. The rivets could
possibly be replaced with removable fasteners such as hi-locks for
future inspections. I"ll continue to post my progress.
mike malis wrote:
On Aug 27, 1:54*pm, John Gilbert wrote:
On Jul 29, 11:35*am, Jim wrote:



Good question. The comment period for this ad runs until Aug. 27, I
think, we should all comment that this provision is difficult to
comply with, the gliders are passing their inspections and there
should be an alternate means of complying with the bulletin.

Jim

Jim and all,

No, there is a later AD: [Docket No. FAA-2010-0839; Directorate
Identifier 2010-CE-042-AD; Amendment 39-16418; AD 2010-18-05]. It
refers to EASA Emergency AD No. 2010-0160-E.

*I notice the previous AD, superseded by this one, has a lot of
comments. The latest AD has few. It would be good for L-13 and L13A
operators to comment on the latest one.

The old one is Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-031-AD, the latest one
to comment on is Directorate Identifier 2010-CE-042-AD. Comments for
the latest are due by 10/12/2010.

John

Let's not wait for the FAA to do it's job, they clearly are indicating
they are not eager to start. I don't want to wait 40 years like the V
tail bonanza owners did.

Aerodyne

"Aircraft are like sasuages. If you enjoy them, you really don't want
to know how they are made!"