Australian GA8 aircraft operations temporarily suspended:-
FYI - the Airworthiness team at CASA issued this - Directive - which may be of interest. Makes sense of the universal grounding of the fleet.
"The AD sets out required remedial [b]action to replace certain GippsAero GA8 wing struts and wing strut fittings within specified timeframes in response to a manufacturing quality escape which resulted in wing strut fittings in the effective serial number range to be manufactured with incorrect grain orientation.Administered by: Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development."[/b]
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE
FYI - the Airworthiness team at CASA issued this - Directive - which may be of interest. Makes sense of the universal grounding of the fleet.
"The AD sets out required remedial [b]action to replace certain GippsAero GA8 wing struts and wing strut fittings within specified timeframes in response to a manufacturing quality escape which resulted in wing strut fittings in the effective serial number range to be manufactured with incorrect grain orientation.Administered by: Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development."[/b]
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE