Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:33 pm
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@MikeB's diversion and cylinder problem have got me thinking... I expect this is a very naive question, but to my chagrin I've never really thought about it before.
What's the process when an aircraft goes tech and can't be flown to its usual maintenance organisation?
Is the CAMO able to authorise someone else to do the fixing required? Do they send someone out? Does the aircraft have to be taken apart and trucked to the usual place of maintenance?
It all sounds like the ancillary costs of such work could mount up enormously. Does insurance usually cover these?
I imagine the same sort of considerations apply to the aftermath of a forced landing that isn't on an airfield.
Touch wood, I've never had to find out the hard way, but I can see that I ought to have a plan.
I shall be asking my maintenance people some questions next check, but what sort of questions should they be? Obviously 'what would we need to do if', but is there anything I should look out for?
What's the process when an aircraft goes tech and can't be flown to its usual maintenance organisation?
Is the CAMO able to authorise someone else to do the fixing required? Do they send someone out? Does the aircraft have to be taken apart and trucked to the usual place of maintenance?
It all sounds like the ancillary costs of such work could mount up enormously. Does insurance usually cover these?
I imagine the same sort of considerations apply to the aftermath of a forced landing that isn't on an airfield.
Touch wood, I've never had to find out the hard way, but I can see that I ought to have a plan.
I shall be asking my maintenance people some questions next check, but what sort of questions should they be? Obviously 'what would we need to do if', but is there anything I should look out for?
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