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SBs not mandatory, FAA counsel says
August 28, 2006 AOPA SBs not mandatory, FAA counsel says The FAA lawyers have spoken: Service bulletins (SBs) are not - repeat not - mandatory for most Part 91 aircraft operators. That's exactly the decision AOPA had encouraged and expected. That had been everyone's u...Tags: SB, mandatory, FAA, AOPA, Service Bulletin, Airworthiness Directive, Maintenance, Required, ELSA, SLSA, Part 91, issue, aircraft
Self Locking Nut (NyLock) Safety Alert- How to use them, from NTSB
Can you believe that re-using this cheap little part caused that P-51 to lose control into the crowd at Reno Air Races a couple years ago. Here is the general story: NTSB issues five new Safety Alerts And here is the specific Safety Alert article on Nylocks...Tags: Nylock, Maintenance, Safety, Locking Nut, FAA, NTSB, P-51 Crash, nylocks, safety, alert
- See the article related to this amazing graph describing why maintenance needs to be planned and cross checked carefully!!!: http://alltrikes.com/elgg/pages/view/40208/aircraft-maintenance-a-necessary-evil-waddington-efffect-opinion-mike-busch-a-well-known-apia-and-owner-of-savvy-aviator
Tags: Waddington Efffect, Maintenance, reliability, Unscheduled maintenance, Annual, Inspection