Opening and closing a cowl on a Falcon 7X sounds easy enough, but unless great care is used during the process, you are at a higher risk of damaging the opening prop rods.
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Have you ever waited too long to do a minor repair and have it become a costly, major event? This can also apply to aircraft instruments.
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Landing gear is very susceptible to corrosion, due to its location and exposure to the elements.
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Experience tells us when performing the six-year / 8,000 cycle LG inspection of early model King Airs there is often corrosion. In more severe cases it leads to costly repairs and parts replacement.
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If it’s been more than 14 days and you have flown in any coastal areas around the world, your Citation is overdue for a shower.
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You don’t think much about the temperature sensor in your aircraft’s engine air ducts, until they stop working. Failure can be caused by a number of reasons including cross-threading, broken tabs, or corrosion of the inlet fitting.
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All OEMs allow for time limits, or tolerances, on inspections to be extended for maintenance scheduling purposes. This is helpful when planning for maintenance events around a busy flight calendar.
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Many factors, such as storage conditions or the opening and resealing of the original container, can affect shelf life of de-icers.
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If water is allowed to penetrate the seal between carbon fiber and aluminum, it creates a battery-like environment and can becomes highly corrosive.
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It is costly to polish the leading edge on a regular basis. But it is considerably more costly to let them go for an extended period time.
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