Apr 02, 2022     SB-00053       Category: Inspection

Completed SB-00053. This service bulletin included inspection of the lower tailcone skin for cracks adjacent to bulkheads and installion of new tailcone stiffener clips to prevent future cracks from developing. If cracks were identified, an external patch was to be installed as well. Crawling, sliding and wiggling into the tailcone was no small feat, and much dreaded. However, once pads were fabricated and placed in the tailcone and external rivets drilled out, it only took 1.5 hours to crawl inside, remove necessary internal bulkhead rivets, install the clips and vacuum up any metal/rivet debris. Fortunately, no cracks were found, so external patches were not needed. Still, something I'd rather not do again! I also took advantage of access to the tailcone to replace the ADHARS unit, per updated SB-00028.

  Oct 22, 2020     Today's the day       Category: Inspection

Aircraft access hatches all removed for inspection. Paperwork, including log book, flight training supplement, inspection and phase 1 flight test procedure, maintenance manual, and documents uploaded to the Airworthiness Certification (AWC) - Applicant Portal all available for review. The inspection went very well, converting a large pile of rivets, aluminum, wires and other mystical parts into an airplane!