Richard Davis

Document ID: FAA-2012-0962-0005
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
Received Date: September 27 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: September 27 2012, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date:
Comment Due Date: October 26 2012, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 8112a451
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This is comment on Proposed Rule

Airworthiness Directives: Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes

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I currently maintain a 172RG, and believe with all my heart, that if you perform an annual inspection with due diligence, any faults with the powerpack will be found and corrected before the aircraft is released. One incident of of this nature does not seem to dictate an AD. It was most likely the result of poor maintenance/negligence of the mechanics, or owner maintenance, and not a failure of Cessna's product, which has been out of production for 30 years, without any other failures or fires. Perhaps stressing to mechanics the importance of paying attention to what they inspect, not just checking a box, would be a better way to address this problem.