Dr. Klaus Dreier

Document ID: FAA-2008-0420-0010
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: August 19 2008, at 02:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 20 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: April 14 2008, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: June 13 2008, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 806cdf23
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Airworthiness Directives; Lycoming Engines IO, (L)IO, TIO, (L)TIO, AEIO, AIO, IGO, IVO, and HIO Series Reciprocating Engines, Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) TSIO-360-RB Reciprocating Engines, and Superior Air Parts, Inc. IO-360 Series Reciprocating Engines With Certain Precision Airmotive LLC RSA-5 and RSA-10 Series Fuel Injection Servos

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Sir, I am wondering why you would not simply ask for the servo plug gasket p/n 365533 to be replaced by a proper one as a terminating action. This would cause only minor efforts and costs. The repetitive action every 50 hours on the other hand is causing a continuous effort and trouble, has to be borne always in mind and involves additional costs over a long period. I cannot agree, furthermore, with the demand that the action of just checking a plug by attempting to turn it by hand can only be done by an FAA-licensed mechanic. I as a pilot and owner are perfectly capable of doing so myself in the course of preventive maintenance. FAA-licensed mechanics are not so readily available in all parts of the world - at least not every 50 hours - and this demand would provoke further nuisance which seems quite avoidable. Kind regards Klaus Dreier