Many General Aviation aircraft:
- are being operated for decades beyond their notional design lives
- have modest or otherwise no manufacturer’s support arrangements
- do not have fatigue or usage profiles as guidance by which to manage them
- receive no more than a yearly/100 hourly inspection that is generic in nature.
The above scenario applies to some 10,000 aircraft of the 15,000 on the Australian Register. This represents a significant concern to CASA.
No need to be concerned, CASA, significantly or otherwise.
Relax.
Just don’t fiddle with or let self-proclaimed experts second guess the decisions of the regulatory authorities who issued the Type Certificates for, and know what they are doing in relation to the continuing airworthiness of, the ’10,000’ aircraft.
