Maintenance of a D-reg outside Germany

[miroc]

I am a new owner of a 2006 Cessna 172SP. The time I will need to do some maintenance is coming. I did some research about maintenance under Part-M on this forum and have seen the Part-M document itself, but did not understand it in its complexity.

The plane is on German register, the last airworthiness renewal was done at the end of last year. The plane is based outside of Germany. Shortly I will need to do the oil change, and the shimmy dumper is weak too.

If I understand it good enough, I can have the work done by some repair shop in EU, authorised to work on C172 by local authority. They will supply certified parts (shimmy dumper from Lord for example, filters...) and make the remarks in the log.

Once a year I need to go to Germany to do the airworthiness renewal by some CAMO+ or LBA.

Is this correct for uncontrolled environment? Or do I need to go to a German repair shop for every minor work?

Is this money-wise a good solution or there are better options? I do not consider the labour price difference in Germany/outside, just plain distance (more than 3 hours flight).

What if the former owner had it in controlled environment? I do not need it.

Thank you for your comments.

Miroc

[NutLoose]

Miroc, the engineering part of the site is the place to ask, I have posted a link to this on there, see

Guys some help is needed - PPRuNe Forums (http://www.pprune.org/showthread.php?p=5678593#post5678593)

It should be possible to get work done on your aircraft in any Part M company, but as I do not deal with foreign registered aircraft I have re-posted it for help in the engineers forums. The camo could If I am right be done by a company separate from the engineering, but as to it being in a different country I do not know.

They will supply certified parts (shimmy dumper from Lord for example,

Your shimmy damper being weak could be several things, such as a little play in the dampers mounts, play in torque links, a worn tyre etc.......... Not sure without looking, but I think your shimmy damper is a hydraulic fluid filled one, this will just need air letting out and refilling that is why it is weak.. Later dampers are rubber filled and very reliable with no servicing really needed, I would not think that it will need renewing.

Hopefully you will get some more help from the Engineers forum.

[A and C]

I can't see any problems with the work on this aircraft being done by any EASA part M subpart F company that has the Cessna 172 on the company exposion.

They would have to tie the paperwork up with the German subpart G company (CAMO)