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Page 2 PLANE & PILOT NEWS December 2012 “because, I Say So” editorial column by beverly Hartong Forgive my error! Have you ever had one of those days when you think you would have been better off pulling the covers over your head and skipping the day? Well the day I wrote my article last month - was one of those days for me. I always wait until right before we layout and proof to write my article, just in case something important lurks its head up. So I wrote last months column - hit the send button and that was that. Proofed the papers and it printed that evening ... ah! another month in the books. Then that night I woke up out of sound sleep and realized my whole column was written about Autogas and not AvGas!! As I was writing I was thinking Avgas .... but my hands typed AutoGas .... so needless to say - I really messed that up!! So now, reread last months column and insert the proper terminology and the world will be saved. Sorry for the error and confusion. I did learn that people do read my column ... as they caught my error too. Thanks, for continued on page 20 DISPLAY ADVeRTISeRS INDeX • A.E.R.O. Page # 18 • Aerotech of Louisville 9 • Aircraft Technical Support 15 • Airport Windsock Corp. 8 • Alice K. Henry, Attorney 6 • Amanda Aviation 6 • AOPA 5 • Aviation Seminars 18 • BrightPortal 17 • Bruce’s Custom Covers 22 • Buckeye Flight Services 10 • Carroll Co. Airport Restaurant 9 • Castle Aviation 3 • Central Ohio Soaring Assoc. 14 • Clermont County Airport 24 • Corbi Aircraft Sales Inc. 19 • Custom Aviation 6 • David Bishop Aviation 23 • Dunkirk Aviation 10 • Edge Aircraft 7 • ESSCO Aircraft 23 • Fairfield County Airport 21 • ForeFlight 19 • Dr. Gary F. Swann 14 • Gleim Aviation 7 • Hartong Electric 23 • Jefferson County Airport 6 • Jim Trusty 19 • Koehler-Optics 20 • Lamp Aircraft & Pilot Shop 23 • Leading Edge Flight Training 2 • Lindy’s AircraftCaddy 17 • MacKenzie Aviation Insurance Agency, Inc. 12 • Madison Aviation Service 19 • Moody Aero-Graphics 8 • Novak Aircraft Maintenance 15 • Ohio State University Airport 15 • Packer & Assoc. 11 • Plane Works 14 • Plaza Inn 10 • Poplar Grove 14 • Preferred Airparts 13 • Premier Flight Academy 23 • Prince Aircraft Interiors 14 • Quality Avionics 19 • Rocky Mountain Sport Jets 18 • Schwiess Doors 6 • Skysurance Agency 21 • Spot 19 • Tiffin Aire Inc. 11 • Tri-City Airport 6 • Tri-Tex Air 18 • William F. Hayes 23 bill Hayes Back in July of 2012, Congress passed Public Law 112-53, 126 Stat. 1159 commonly known as the Pilots Bill of Rights. The FAA and the NTSB have now acted to implement this law. One would think that there would be no differences between what Congress passed and the procedures adopted by the Board and the FAA. One would be wrong. What Congress did was to pass a law directing the FAA and the NTSB to make changes on how they handle enforcement cases. They also ordered changes, among other things, in how medical certificate applications were handled and improvements in the NOTAM system. The FAA has responded by issuing a Notice to Aviation Law by William (bill) Hayes Implementing the Pilot’s bill of Rights its employees as a means of implementing the content of the congressional legislation. The NTSB has published changes to its Rules of Practice in the Federal Register. WARNING THIS STUFF IS DULL. IF YOU INSIST ON ReADING IT, I WOULD SUGGeST THAT YOU FIRST GO TO STARbUcKS AND DRINK AS mUcH bLAcK cOFFee AS YOU cAN STAND. My expectation of the FAA and NTSB was that there would be reluctant compliance with the Pilot’s Bill of Rights. In general, my experience with state and federal agencies is that they view elected officials as “temp help.” They come and go after a few years and it is the job of the regular employees of government to deal with the real work of government. The response of the FAA was not to change any of the regulations they operate under. I am not sure there was any need. Instead they LEADING EDGE FLIGHT TRAINING SPECIALIZING IN SPORT PILOT TRAINING Sport Pilot Training in a New Flight Design Aircraft - CTsw No Medical Required Earn you certificate in as little as 20 hours. Private through CFII training also available Flight Design CT and Piper Archer III Rental available 17G Port Bucyrus, Crawford County Airport (17G) Ph. 419-563-0744 419-563-1170 (cell) Name Street Address City State Zip Phone Number ( ) A/C Owned have issued a “Notice,” N 8900.195 as guidance to their inspectors on how to comply with Pilot’s Bill of Rights. This notice became effective August 8, 2012. Interestingly the notice provides for its cancellation on August 8, 2013. The body of the Notice contains an outline of the Pilot’s Bill Of Rights and an outline on how to comply with its requirements. As usual the bulk of the document deals with exceptions, where compliance with the Pilot’s Bill Of Rights is not required. The Notice includes a number of sample letters that can be used by inspectors. They include Letter of Investigation, Sample Written Notification to an Airman Applicant, Letter requesting Reexamination, and a Letter of Investigation for Formal Remedial Training. All the letters include the congressionally mandated information: (1) The nature of this investigation as described above in violation of the Federal Aviation Regulations, and if so, what, if any, enforcement action should be taken. (2) Oral or written response to this Letter of Investigation is not required, and no action can be taken or adverse inference made against you for declining to respond to this Letter of Investigation. (3) Any response by you to this Letter of Investigation or to continued on page 20 SUBSCRIPTION FORM 3 Years (36 Issues) $28.00 (paid by check) or $36.00 (paid by credit card) Send Check To: Plane & PilOt news 7600 Peck Rd. Ravenna, OHiO 44266
AIRPLANeS beech: 58; Fuel cell Sealant Deterioration; ATA 2810 “This aircraft has factory installed, extended range fuel cells,” says a mechanic. “The cells are sealed wing bays—or ‘wet wing’ fuel cells located in each wing tip. These wing tip fuel cells were found leaking fuel through the fuel vent tubes (P/N 60-170010) on both sides. The cause of the leak was found to be the deterioration of the sealant around the tube slip-joint fittings. Also present in the fuel cells was an excessive amount of particulate contamination. This (debris) is deteriorated fuel tank sealant that failed to remain bonded to the inner tank surfaces. These particles were trapped in multiple locations throughout the entire fuel storage system with no way of draining, accessing, or even (detecting) their presence. The upper wing skin must be removed to access the trouble areas in the wing tip fuel cell—given inadequate inspection panel locations. The addition of a second inspection panel to the aft, inboard area of the wing tip fuel cell may be necessary to (facilitate detection) of this discrepancy. (This is) a potentially dangerous condition as fuel can enter the wing vent system, or (these particles) may cause fuel contamination and (engine failure).” (This is a fuel cell? It looks more akin to a trash dump! Thank-you for the documentation—Ed.) Part Total Time: (unknown) beech: 390; cracked Flapfairing Hinge Fittings; ATA 5744 A repair station technician writes, “During inspection of the wing flap actuator attachments, (I) found both the L/H and R/H wing inboard flap-fairing hinge fittings cracked (P/N’s 390-110440-0001 and 390- In business since 1984. Big and small, we work on them all. Cessna Authorized Service Facility PLANE & PILOT NEWS December 2012 Page 3 110440-0002).” Part Total Time: 980.0 hours beech: burned engine Indicator electrical Wires; ATA 7797 “A ‘D’ check inspection of the wiring in the aft baggage compartment (R/H, lower area) found some burned wires,” says this repair station technician. “These wires had shorted out—burning through their insulation. (Noted strands include) W740 R/H Fan N1 RPM Indicator, and W748 R/H Turbine N2 Indicator. “This (area/wiring) needs to be inspected thoroughly as (failed wiring) will cause indication problems in the cockpit and possibly a fire. The damaged wires were replaced.” (What caused the shorts? Chaffing? Poor connections? Impact damage? Now I have no idea “Who Done it”—Ed.) Part Total Time: (unknown) bombardier: cL600-2b19; Incorrect mLG Installation; ATA (N/A) (Reminder to readers: Alerts’ submissions often include admonitions, other agency publications, and “operator error” descriptions. If a part has not actually failed, it doesn’t wind up in the SDRS database; hence, no ATA code is assigned. There are three such submissions in this month’s edition—Ed.) A technician for a repair station provides the following report of an assembly error and confusing assemcontinued on page 22 Located at Akron Canton Airport (CAK) • 5430 Lauby Road North Canton Ohio 44720 330-498-9333 repair@castleair.com www.castleair.com
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