CFI-to-CFI Newsletter - Volume 11 Issue 4 - 13

CFI NEWS
SAIB COVERING PIPER FUEL SELECTORS
The SAIB notes concerns-called to the FAA's attention by an accident-that the fuel
selector valve can be inadvertently switched off and/or may bind when switching fuel
tanks and can cause a loss of power in flight. It is recommended that owners and operators
review Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) CE-14-22 and emphasize
familiarity with the operation of and proper maintenance of the fuel selector valve as
outlined in the SAIB.
FROM 0 TO 60K: BASICMED MEANS BUSINESS
More than three years after its launch, it's safe to say that BasicMed is a resounding success.
Just ask the more than 60,000 aviators already flying safely under the program's medical
privileges. Learn more.
AD TO MANDATE CESSNA TAILCONE AND STABILIZER INSPECTIONS
The FAA has adopted an airworthiness directive requiring the inspection of the tailcone and
horizontal stabilizers of numerous Cessna 180, 182, and 185 single-engine airplane models
for corrosion and cracking. Learn more.

FAA ORDERS AVIAT HUSKY STABILIZER INSPECTIONS
An airworthiness directive that took effect September 1, 2020, mandates inspection of
horizontal stabilizer components of all aircraft in the Aviat Aircraft A-1, A-1A, A-1B, A-1C180, and A-1C-200 line of single-engine airplanes. Learn more.
CESSNA AD REQUIRES INSPECTION FOR CRACKS AT STRUT ATTACH FITTING
The FAA has adopted an Airworthiness Directive for certain Textron Aviation Inc. Model
172, 182, 206, 207, and 210 airplanes. The AD, prompted by cracks found in the lower area of
the forward cabin doorpost bulkhead, requires repetitively inspecting the lower area of the
forward cabin doorposts at the strut attach fitting for cracks and repairing any cracks. The
AD took effect November 12, 2020. Learn more.
FAA REQUIRES PIPER WING INSPECTIONS
Wing spar corrosion in a hard-to-reach area of certain Piper PA -28 and PA -32 models could
cause a fatal failure, and the FAA requires inspections by borescope, access panel installation,
wing removal, or other approved means within 12 months or 100 hours. Learn more.

PANDEMIC RELIEF SCALED BACK IN LATEST SFAR AMENDMENT
The FAA has revised the special federal aviation regulation that has governed training
and testing requirements during the coronavirus pandemic, extending by two months the
validity of medical certificates and knowledge tests that were to expire between October
2020 and January 2021 and adding two months to flight review deadlines that would have
passed during that period. Learn more.

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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/september/17/faa-orders-aviat-husky-stabilizer-inspections https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2020/Oct/CE-14-22.pdf https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgad.nsf/0/19913e178c43fb51862585fa0053ddf5/$FILE/2020-18-01.pdf https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/october/14/from-0-to-60-basicmed-means-business https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/november/24/faa-requires-piper-wing-inspections https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/november/04/ad-to-mandate-cessna-tailcone-and-stabilizer-inspections http://download.aopa.org/advocacy/2020/SFAR_knowledge.pdf https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/october/01/pandemic-relief-scaled-back-in-latest-sfar-amendment https://www.aopa.org/About/HR/Aviation-Job-Postings

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