FAA Supplimental Airworthyness Information Bulletin

[N5ZX]

Well...the feds have been busy this week.

Yesterday I received the SAIB on Winglets and tip-tank wing extensions.

This morning I received the SAIB on Carbon Monoxide Detectors. CE-10-19

Shortly after that I received this SAIB on Variable Pitch Prop "overspeed" and emergency corrective measures. CE-10-21

With all the complaining I've done about the speculative SID that Cessna dreamed up; I am NOT complaining about these SAIB's since there is support for the concerns.

Safety first.

Cole

[hharney]

Just a point about the SAIB, if anyone has the extended wing fuel tanks and / or the winglets make sure you inspect the areas described in the SAIB above. I suggest that you do it sooner rather than later to make sure there is no indication of potential issues as the SAIB points out.

I have just completed my annual and I have the winglets but DO NOT have extended wing fuel tanks. While performing the annual this year I had a copy of the 23 SID's that Cessna is proposing and a copy of the NTSB report on the incident aircraft in New Jersey. I can say that this annual inspection was the most thorough inspection that I have ever done. With the SID's in mind, it created a better and more thorough desire to look harder at components. With the NTSB report I was concerned about the incident with the wing and made sure that a closer inspection of those areas were covered. The first flight after the annual was Monday and the SAIB was published Tuesday. Craig and I went back to the aircraft and checked all the items on the SAIB. Everything checked ok. So if you have these mods check the areas on the SAIB.

Here is a quote from the SAIB about the incident aircraft:
The subsequent investigation revealed there have also been reports from the field of wrinkled skins,
working rivets, cracks, and loose wing tips.

This concerns me, make sure you check your aircraft for these items. Even if you don't have the mods it wouldn't hurt to take a few minutes to look this on your aircraft.


http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/article...00318saib.html