CASA has extended the deadlines and published a revised timetable for inspections of all Cessna 100 to 400 series aircraft. (Paul Sadler)
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has extended its original deadlines for a series of inspections of Cessna 100, 200, 300 and 400 series aircraft, and has published a phased timetable for operators to complete the necessary work.
“CASA is aware of the current compliance timeframes for Cessna SIDs and the difficulty that may be encountered in immediately complying with them,” the regulator says in a new airworthiness bulletin.
This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members.
Login
Become a Member
To continue reading the rest of this article, please login.Forgot password?
To unlock all Australian Aviation magazine content and again unlimited access to our daily news and features, become a member today! A monthly membership is only $5.99 or save with our annual plans.
CASA says new details about the structural inspection requirements have been provided by industry. The Supplemental Inspection Documents were developed by Cessna and the US Federal Aviation Administration due to concerns that critical principal structural elements of aircraft are susceptible to fatigue or corrosion damage.
Cessna 100 series undercarriage bracket damage. (CASA)
CASA says the inspections will affect about 3,600 aircraft registered in Australia, with the new timetables ranging from December 31 2014 for Cessna 300/400 aircraft, to June 30 2016 for Cessna 100 aircraft.
iscover
