Wouldn't Horsham be the place to get Cessna work done? Tony & Crew seem pretty switched on.

...or maybe somewhere a bit more relaxed, so there are fewer problems found? :uhoh:

This may be the crux of the problem here too A & C. A maintenance organization that is treading a thin line financially already may suddenly find itself without customers if it mandates that SIDs be carried out and the opposition on the other side of the field doesn't. Same goes for an operator. Spend possibly tens of thousands of dollars and ground your fleet to make them compliant while The opposition ignores it and steals all your work. There needs to be a black and white 'yay or nay' from the regulator on this.

One of the reasons that I decided to bite the SID's bullet was reliability, the aircraft are about half life according to Cessna and the aircraft is the only game in town when it comes to the training mission. In Eurore there are a few STC's to put Rotax engines in the C150 and it is only a matter of time before the C152 gets an STC for the 115 HP Rotax.

I want to be in the position that I have an airframe that is worth putting the Rotax into as I would love to be rid of the Lycoming due to the declining quality of the parts avalable from Lycoming.

Tony at Horsham does great work.
You will end up with a new aeroplane and it WILL cost you.
Don't get me wrong I'm all for quality, but it also needs to be affordable for the owner.

C150 horizontal stabilizer spar break
 

This has been needed for some time now. I personally was flying a C150 15 years ago when I broke a horizontal stabilizer spar doing a spin demonstration for a student. Was able to go to neutral Gs and get it back level and slowed down to 65 where the vibration and flapping of the stabilizer stopped at which point I flew back to the airport and landed without changing the speed.

Dis-assembly showed corrosion and an old crack about 2/3 through the spar all of which was not visible through the inspection port.

I don't know if anyone else has had this kind of experience and lived to tell about it, but it isn't a pleasant afternoon.:\

From what I understand the SIDS are not part of (at this point in time) Cessna's airworthiness limitation sections in the Instructions for Continuing Airworthiness and no AD has been issued. However, this could change further down the track from directions issued by Cessna themselves or perhaps CASA.

So if I've got it right there's no reason to have the SIDS on the 210 completed by the 31st of December at the end of this year as they don't qualify as being mandatory. This suits me fine as the aircraft will probably be reprinted within the next two to three years and it would be more convenient and cost effective to have any inspection regime carried out in conjunction with the paint job.

Gassed Budgie.
If something happens to your aircraft prior to doing the SIDs after the due date. All I can say to you is good luck in court !!
The SIDs are now part of the manufacturers maint manual.
At the moment it depends on what system of maint your on, and what your log book statement says.
Note that it says at the top of D2004-5-13 TR 11 page 1 2A-10-00 SIDs, under scope. 'This provides the MANDATORY times and inspection intervals for components and airplane structures'
With regards to CASA, I have no doubt they will mandate the SIDs just as they did with the 300/400 series cessna's. To add to that I have heard rumors from a solid source that the CASA sched 5 may well be removed as an option, and for us that means back to the manufacturers or other individually approved maintenance manuals.
I would assume CASA will give owners/operators a reasonable time frame for the changeover.
Whilst my aeroplane had been shipped from the states with wings and tail removed i decided to take the opportunity to do the SIDs. That way it was done and I knew I could have peace of mind with the airframe.
Also I remember the delays we had getting spares when all of a sudden everyone was doing the SIDs on the 300/400 series and finding similar problems.
If you are an operator of course that means time and loss of revenue.

I'm with Budgie. I haven't seen anything mentioning mandatory. What is this 31st December date being referred to?

As was mentioned the Reims built aircraft are a far better bet. Every year I end up dealing with external corrosion , I have yet to find anything internally. We are doing the SID at the moment and apart from the NDT it is really not a lot more than a first class annual inspection. I suspect that what people pay will be down to the honesty of the maintenance provider and I reckon some will pay a little and some will be royally screwed.

A recently issued CASA AWB recommending control cable retirement at 15 yrs may be where your friend got that from. I believe the SID only calls up removal and thorough inspection of control cables.
Also I think most LAMES wouldn't have an issue with signing out re-start Cessnas as the factory corrosion protection in the form of pre-priming everything before assembly will mean that the kind of corrosion issues seen in the older models will probably never eventuate.

Cessna 100 and 200 SIDS
 

Go and have a look in your maintenance manual, SIDs are not introduced on "restart" aircraft as far as I am aware

Try the C182T manual, July 2012 amendment. Kicks in at 5 years. Absolutely ridiculous... But does not have to be a big deal if done sensibly and just means new aircraft will have been under a more rigorous maintenance regime than the 30-40 year olds flying around. Although clearly there are some pretty good 'business opportunities' for the more zealous LAMES who see a need to pull out engines, pull off wings, rip out interiors etc so that these inspections can be done properly on 500 hour, 5 year old fully corrosion protected airplanes.:ugh:

Just one extreme to the other...

I think you will find that ultimately the C of R holder is responsible for what work is carried out, he should be knowledgeable of the SIDs program and have some input in what is carried out, if you just leave your aircraft with your possibly unscrupulous Maint provider then well you possibly should not be complaining.:ok:

Bugger...

On a recent visit to me home town 3 200 series operators have been dramatically affected by/with SID's compliance...their airframes ranged from tidy/well maintained through to the other end of the spectrum...

As an example one of them was quoted/assured around the 40 man/hr mark for the inspection which escalated to over 500 hrs, another considering selling his tidy aircraft now effectively has to give it away prior to SID's being carried out...and the third put the inspection on hold mid-way after the third un-expected 5K bill to source other aircraft types...

I appreciate the importance of safety however feel this is not the only motivation from cessna and is being incorporated in a bullish manner by the regulators...

I am thinking about half the Cessna 100 and 200 fleet will be permanently grounded. I am also thinking there are not enough LAME's in the country to get the ones that are to be completed done in a timely manner.

I am told that the Cessna SIDS in australia only applies to commercially operated aircraft. (category A aircraft)
privately owned and privately operated aircraft are still schedule 5 maint and unaffected.

Regardless of whether the aircraft is commercially operated or not (class b - charter, air work, private) most log book statements say that the aircraft is to be maintained iaw "all special inspections and lifed components listed in the aircraft maintenance manuals table of limitations". By very definition the Cessna SIDS program is applicable as it is now part of the maintenance manual latest revision

Well Worth Doing
 

Just finished the SIDS on a 206 and now into the second 206 and anyone who owns or operates a Cessna would be wise to get it done regardless. Found quite a few things that are well targeted in the inspections that wouldn't normally get done. Non compliant aircraft will quickly lose resale value. Whose arse is in your plane?

Cessna SIDS
 

Hi Guys,
We have completed a few SIDs and I have to say , they are well worth the effort and cost.
Cessna consider compliance mandatory for all aircraft regardless of type of operation, and it seems the soon to be released CASA policy on SIDs will state the same.
It is now part of the Service Manual for the aircraft - not a separate (optional) document. It forms part of the manufacturers Instructions for Continued Airworthiness.
Hard to believe that in some red neck regions MROs are telling people that it's optional. 200's by 30 Dec 13 and 100's by end of June 14. :ugh:
CASA MAY give an exemption in time to allow people to catch up. It is true that a Cessna without SIDs is worth a heap less.
Remember when we used to have Major Inspections.....? SIDs for your Cessna is a bit of catch up since it was last looked at 'properly' ie when Major Inspections were cancelled.
For those Mooney/Beech/Piper people out there, CASA may (it seems) also introduce an ageing aircraft inspection program soon to cover these aircraft. Seems we are operating these aircraft way beyond their intended life span.

SC

Where are people getting these dates from? I've heard lots of different storys, There is no CASA AD specifying this, nor is it mentioned anywhere I can find?


SID's is a supplemental Inspection program, to supplement the Cessna maintenance system, not sched 5. I'm hearing lots of 'it has to be done' by dates/storys, but nobody I've talked to can actually show me where its stated. I've checked the AD's & Maintenance Manuals...