"Current Data" ruling

[thruthefence]

What is everyone's opinion on this FAA document:

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...ns/data/interps/2008/Aircraft Maintenance.pdf

It relates to 'current data' for inspection criteria; which now, in the eyes of the FAA's lawyers, means "when the aircraft is built"

therefore, any improvements or advances in technology can be ignored, at least those inspected under 14 CFR 91.409(f)(3), being the manufacturer's program.

It seems any problems discovered, and added to the "manufacturer's program" over the years, can now be ignored, if it is economically expedient for the operator.

 

[rb1957]

blood sucking leeches ....

but they have suggested an answer, at the top of page 2. "current" may well mean "that in effect at delivery (or original cert?)" but the approved manual would have been changed (by the revision and re-approval) therefore they'd have to comply.

 

[thruthefence]

Just another "gray" area to provide income for litigants in the future.

 

[rb1957]

and how does this affect the "new" requirements of part 26 (enforcing 25.571) ?

again, the lawyers say that an AD trumps this other nonsense ...