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Re: AD grounds all B17's
Posted by Paul on Wed Jan 30, 2002 09:34:17 AM
In reply top Re: AD grounds all B17's posted by Mick on Wed Jan 30, 2002 03:47:54 AM
I saw Aluminum Overcast last week and they were 50 bolts through the inspection. Nothing bad found, but the bolts were taking an average of one day each to draw and inspect.
: : Apparently in Flypast, all 13 airworthy B17's on the gro
: un
: : d until spar bolts checked.
: :
: : Hold on a few mins while I go down to the newsagent to g
: et
: : me a copy..................
:
: Nope, not in yet, really must take out a sub and get it ea
: rly.
:
: Anyway, I nicked this from the Flypast forum.....courtesy
: of Philo..........
:
: I read with interest in March Flypast( and some concern!)
: that an AD -Airworthiness Directive has been issued on all
: Flying B-17's (E,F and G's) worldwide , this is 13 includ
: ing Sally B and Pink Lady in Europe.
: This is to establish whether cracking or corrosion is evid
: ent in the four aluminium wing spar chords or the securing
: bolts (64 bolts).
: The CAA have set an inspection criteria of 5 bolts per spa
: r chord for Sally B, and this work is well under way at Du
: xford, assuming all 20 bolts pass the inspection all will
: be OK.
: Fingers crossed eh.
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