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Post subject: Re: Piper M600 planes grounded over wing spar Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 01:13 |
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Username Protected wrote: Heard some planes didn't pass. Feel for those guys/gals. What will happen with them? all new wing assemblies?
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Post subject: Re: Piper M600 planes grounded over wing spar Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 09:17 |
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Username Protected wrote: Chuck, are you back flying or still grounded? Happy to say my bird passed inspection today. So gets put back together. Chuck, that is really good news. Soon it will be time to go fly again!
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Post subject: Re: Piper M600 planes grounded over wing spar Posted: 04 Aug 2017, 10:06 |
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Joined: 12/19/11 Posts: 3308 Post Likes: +1434 Company: Bottom Line Experts Location: KTOL - Toledo, OH
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Username Protected wrote: Chuck, are you back flying or still grounded? Happy to say my bird passed inspection today. So gets put back together. Have to reseal the back of the fuel tanks, if it doesn't leak, back in the air early next week. Feel for those that didn't pass. Heard there are some out there. Not sure how many. Was a milling issue, where the spar bends to meet the upper and lower parts of the wing. The parts were outsourced because Piper, which normally makes almost everything in house for their aircraft, did not have a mill that could machine that particular part. My understanding is that they do now. lesson learned, I guess. Heard some planes didn't pass. Feel for those guys/gals.
How much down time will you have as a result Charles? How did they compensate you for the down time? Overall how do you feel they handled it?
I understand mistakes can happen and you run a bit of risk being an early adopter but that would've been tough for me to swallow, especially if I had trips I couldn't make as a result.
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