This from an operator of a fleet of Airvans which I think sums it up nicely:
- The recent Service letter from Cessna regarding wing failure on Cessna C210 aircraft gave us a well thought out response from the manufacturer from CASA we got an AWB after two weeks, no AD and poor advice. In this situation the failure was from a known cause and the manufacturer drafted an Inspection procedure to clear the remaining aircraft for flight after 10 hours. The process was clear concise and without CASA interference went well. This does not appear to have happened in this case.
In our day to day operations in General Aviation risk is unavoidable, we must assess each risk and document how we either eliminate it or reduce it to an acceptable level. This documentation is a CASA requirement. Yet in the case of your decision on Saturday there is no evidence this has taken place and the ruling actually refuses to even listen to the industry.