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 requir