"Is anybody else getting a headache over this Proposed Airworthiness Directive regarding the Goodrich 44301 hoist..?"
Yes I have (P/N 42325) !
Mine is that the test required by para 1 is not describe.
Is it the 400 Kg static load test or a cable conditioning (200 Kg in hover)?
Hope to see clarification in the final version (Due date tomorrow...).
We use to perform a cable conditioning as part of the 1 month/100 cycles (anybody else ?).Our customers isn’t very sparing!
Until now, 4 of our hoist pass the static test, and none failed the conditioning.
I don’t t think it's related to wrong usage but technical deficiencies (overload clutch), and thus perfectly relevant to issue an A.D.
F.A.A is on a similar line.