Astars And Counting Landings

[new guy]

Ok one of the pilots that i'm working with right now and i got into a discution about why landings are counted with the Astar. he was saying that he was told that it had to do with the cabin structure having to be replaced after x amount of landing cycles.

 

now i'm farly new to the astars so i went to the manuals and found nothing about cabin structures. so as there is so much knowledge on here that i thought that i would ask you guys/gals if you know any thing about this.

[Elvis]

The Epicyclic carrier has a cycle retirement life.

[212wrench]

Remember you have to count them as un, deux, trois, quatra, cinq, etc.. lol

[wrench spinner]

Ref the PRE 05-99 Para 4.2 - gives the definition of a CYCLE - which includes landings and any major torque variation to the airframe. Components in the MGBX and also the M/R shaft have SLL that include either hours or cycle limits

[new guy]

thanks guys

 

i'll remember to pass on the counting 212

[Blackmac]

Not the machine for doing a gravity survey, 100 - 120 landings a day.

[new guy]

isn't every takeoff a gravity survey?

[offset]

isn't every takeoff a gravity survey?

 

 

ZING...LOL

[Blackmac]

So, that's why it goes boing when it hits the ground, smart arse. Good one.

[Wiggins]

Ok one of the pilots that i'm working with right now and i got into a discution about why landings are counted with the Astar. he was saying that he was told that it had to do with the cabin structure having to be replaced after x amount of landing cycles.

 

now i'm farly new to the astars so i went to the manuals and found nothing about cabin structures. so as there is so much knowledge on here that i thought that i would ask you guys/gals if you know any thing about this.

 

Tracking and logging hours isn't too bad. There is allways the risk of guys going inadvertant IMC when they are tacking their socks off to count above ten. Sorry, could not resist.........