Peter Kynsey

Document ID: FAA-2012-0756-0006
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: August 14 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: August 15 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: July 19 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: September 4 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 810d9069
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Airworthiness Directives: Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes

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An AD should only be issued if there is a recurrent problem which proves a deficiency in an airplane or its components. It appears that this proposal is the result of very few, possibly only one, occurrence. The problem could more sensibly be solved by making owners aware of the potential danger so that they are more attentive to keeping clothing etc away from the mag switches. The PA18 has been around for over 60 years, it seems unlikely that we are discovering something about it that no-one has previously noticed, more likely that chance has caused a few incidents to happen recently that will probably not reoccur for another 60 years.