The Zenair Zodiac CH-601-XL grounding saga continues…
Zenair CH-601 XL saga continues
From the LAA (former British PFA) website, which is an update that was published on December 5, 2008:
“The CAA issued an MPD on 24 November 2008 formally grounding the CH601-XL in the UK, following the LAA’s earlier advice to owners. LAA Engineering continues to be fully involved in pursuing a resolution to this issue and is working to that end on a daily basis.
LAA Engineering has recently managed to make contact with the Dutch accident investigators and has started getting some information relating to the accident there. Similarly, links have been established with Zenair Europe as well as the NTSB in the US, who are investigating other accidents involving the type. Reviews of the structure have raised some queries and LAA is working closely with the other parties to establish whether they might be contributory factors.
It is hoped that any areas of concern can be rapidly addressed so that members can get back in the air as soon as possible; although this is likely to be dependent on modifications being proposed to address any areas of concern.”
Zenair CH-601 XL mods address areas of concern?
The assessment contained herein which states that modifications will likely be necessary to address ‘areas of concern’ shows that the issue is not simply a matter of tightening up some control cables and inspecting some rivets in strategic locations.
As promised in a previous report about this sad matter: I’ll keep you posted….