Fred Wittlake

Document ID: FAA-2012-0503-0003
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: June 19 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: June 21 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: May 11 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: July 10 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 810563e2
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The wording of this proposed AD in paragraph (d)(1) indicates that "magnetic plug/chip detector" will thereafter be written as "magnetic plug", and subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) follow that definition. Paragraph (d)(2) follows with a 10 hour inspection interval for the "magnetic plug", which now includes "magnetic plug/chip detector" by definition of the previous paragraph. Both the EASA AD No. 2011-0091 and Eurocopter ASB BO105-10-125 Rev 1 [and now Rev 2 dated May 23, 2012] very clearly differentiate the 10 hour inspection interval as ONLY APPLYING TO THE MAGNETIC PLUG ALONE and not the "electrical chip detector". The electrical chip detector will activate a warning light on the pilot's caution panel with any accumulation of fuzz or chips; the 10 hour inspection of the magnetic plug should not apply to the "electrical chip detector". Please reword this AD to follow the EASA AD and Eurocopter's ASB to only require the 10 hour inspection interval for the nonelectric magnetic plug.

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Fred Wittlake
Public Submission    Posted: 06/21/2012     ID: FAA-2012-0503-0003

Jul 10,2012 11:59 PM ET