PSA's fleet grounded

[Beefy McGee]

Believe it or not sometimes these simple inspections where all you do is pull out a bolt, inspect it and either replace it or reinstall it are likely to require gear swings, sometimes including emergency blow down extension. It seems excessive, but all of the work done has to be done in accordance with the aircraft maintenance manual and whatever reference the customer bulletin, service bulletin or airworthiness directive lists. If it was three simple bolts they'd of done it previously. Wonder how many sets of jacks they own?

The inspection took about 20 minutes of actual work and was done at the gate for most planes. No jacks. Nose gear door.

 

[knot4u]

The inspection took about 20 minutes of actual work and was done at the gate for most planes. No jacks. Nose gear door.

Maybe I'm just bitter and possibly at the end of my aviation rope due to policies that would require gear swings for anything related to landing gear extension/retraction. If there is no specific procedure for an RII inspection, replacement or repair our procedure is to go above and beyond for absolute liability protection. It's not about doing a good job, it's about avoiding a lawsuit. An AD will refer to a SB which will likely refer to the AMM. Believe it or not, despite the manufacturers best efforts, there's lots of things that need to be done on your airplane that aren't discussed in the AMM. What are we supposed to do?