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Not on Skymasters
None on the 337 that I know of but very few have been done, 400 series, a different matter. This is really a butt protecting exercise. If Cessna failed to tell you that there could be a problem then a legal feeding frenzy would ensue if something did fail. You are lucky in the US in that if the aircraft is for private use you don't have to do the SID's. In Australia our CAA says "aircraft shall be maintained according to the manufacturers specifications". If Cessna says the SIDs have to be done then even a humble private 152 has to be done. A big expense for everyone so Cessna doesn't get sued and in our case the CAA is off the hook also.
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11-02-12, 02:32 PM
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The 400 series Cessna's (some of them) had mandatory inspections and repairs. The rest of the fleet is just being treated as all manufactured aircraft will eventually be treated. Cessna is just ahead of the rest of the manufacturers. Remember that Congress passed the bill that takes the burden off the manufacturer once the age of the aircraft is 17 years. Cessna quit building airplanes before this happened and now is back to building a limited number of models because the bill was passed. Doesn't mean that some lawyer can't sue Cessna but it provides the umbrella that they were looking for after so many years of lawsuits.
Eventually all aging aircraft will be required to some criteria to stay in the air. The SID's for us and our 337's provide some good information about the potential of weakness in the aircraft. These SID's were written based on some SDR reports and historical information from the military use. Use the SID's as guides to inspect your aircraft for the areas described. It's a very good exercise.
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Herb R Harney 1968 337C Flying the same Skymaster for 47 years
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11-02-12, 10:25 PM
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Herb,
I live north of grand rapids. I am based out of Fremont FFX. I am buying a 1969 337D out of Houston. It is finishing up a prebuy/annual. Its funny, I just saw you and your skymaster on YouTube yesterday. I would like to meet up sometime. Keep me posted on your flights and maybe we can meet up sometime. Dan Booker danbooker@hotmail.com
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