Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"The good news is the FAA finally showed its hand and explained why it wants to impose the ADs on most 400-series Cessnas. The bad news is the data made the case for potential structural problems with the twin Cessnas' wing spars and justified the agency's moving forward with developing the directives."

Source: AOPA Director of Regulatory and Certification Policy Luis Gutierrez commenting on two proposed airworthiness directives for twin Cessna aircraft. The proposed ADs require inspection of wing-spar caps for fatigue cracks, repair or replacement of any cracked wing spars, and installation of a Cessna-manufactured spar strap modification kit on each wing spar. The ADs would require an estimated 485 man-hours and up to $70,000 per aircraft. That could ground much of the fleet of nearly 1,500 Cessna 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 411, 411A, and 414A aircraft and cost more than many of these aircraft are worth.

FMI: www.aopa.org