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Proud Supporters of PAMA & Canadian AME Associations Transport Canada Approved for R/T Dealing with turbine engine stalls PAMA and AME news Passenger Address Systems explained Publication Mail Agreement No. 0041039024 August - September 2012 and Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to Alpha Publishing Group Inc. Volume 11/Issue 2 Suite 2 - 203 4360 Agar Drive, Richmond, BC, V7B 1A3 email: [email protected] $6.95 Departments Ahh...Summer 4 Upcoming Events 4 Advertisers Index he livin’ is easy. There are endless days 6 STCs & New Products at the lake followed by full-of-joy barbecues featuring great conversa- 8 Industry Forum Ttions punctuated with hearty laughter and 20 AME Association then drifting off to a peaceful sleep with the and PAMA News sounds of summer outside your open win- dow – for some of us maybe. 39 Classified In Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff, the crew 42 AMU Chronicles of an aircraft carrier stationed in the tropics By Sam Longo referred to its deck as “the skillet.” I think that term could be used to describe the ramps of many airports in the summer, with hot sun beating down on the sticky, black tarmac. Features And in this busiest of seasons, this is where many maintenance personnel can spend 10 subscribe and download at www.amumagazine.com AMU is viewable online: extended shifts for many days in a row; Stalling aka Delaying 10 either that or working long shifts at unnatu- By Mike Broderick ral hours in the middle of the night and try- ing to sleep with the sun blasting in a window The Misinformation About Importing 26 while your friends and family enjoy the lake. By Norm Chalmers It could even be a combination of the two, working day and night to get the job done because the aircraft MUST fly. It’s the nature Passenger Address Systems Explained 30 of many aspects of this business (heli-skiing By Gordon Walker is an exception) that the summer months pay the bulk of the bills for the whole year, so Perception: is it all in your mind? 34 we’re stuck with it, like it or not. By Sue Yost All we can do is keep our wits about us and know when to call it quits before we be- Raising the Bar 36 come dangerous, and then – when that cher- In-Flight Left Engine Fire: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 ished day off finally arrives – make the most of it. Go to that barbecue, have a swim, and AirMaintenance Update Published by Alpha Publishing Group Inc. leave your work behind. A worker with a Suite 2–203, 4360 Agar Drive Publication Mail Agreement Number 0041039024 balanced life is a better worker, so enjoy the Richmond BC V7B 1A3 Canada and Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Alpha Publishing Group Inc. l rest of the summer whenever you can, and phone: (604) 214-9824 fax: (604) 214-9825 Suite 2–203 4360 Agar Drive do something other than read aircraft manu- toll free: 1-877-214-9826 Richmond BC V7B 1A3 Canada als for entertainment. Maybe even leave this email: [email protected] website: www.amumagazine.com copy of AMU behind when you go away for managing editor: Ian Cook Subscription Rates: 1 Year: $35 2 Years: $55 the weekend. AirMaintenance Update is published 6X annually. art director: Gregory Kero AirMaintenance Update may not be reproduced in publisher: Bill Carter whole or in part in any form without the express written — Ian Cook, Editor sales manager: Kasi Snow permission of Alpha Publishing Group Inc. Copyright 2012 Printed in Canada Advertising inquiries: (604) 214-9824 Corporate Member of: production manager: Chrissie Harvey Helicopter circulation: Anne Gervin Association contributors: Mike Broderick, International Norm Chalmers, Sam Longo, This publication neither endorses nor confirms the information contained within. The appropriate authorities should be Stuart McAulay, Brian McNair, Gordon Walker contacted prior to commencing work on any aircraft or aircraft part or procedure. Publications Mail Registration No. 0007198278 ISSN 1703-2318 AIRMAINTENANCE UPDATE 3 Upcoming Events CANADA Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas Shanghai International September 25 – 27, 2012 General Aviation Show 50th Abbotsford Airshow Washington State Convention Center August 28 – 30, 2012 August 10 – 12, 2012 Seattle, WA Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Abbotsford Airport, BC www.aircraftinteriorsexpo-us.com and Conventioin Center www.abbotsfordairshow.com Shanghai, China AOPA Aviation Summit www.sh-aero.com/en/ Atlantic Canada International Airshow October 11 – 13, 2012 August 25 – 26, 2012 Palm Springs Convention Center Beijing International Business Summerside Airport, PEI Palm Springs, CA Aviation Show www.airshowatlantic.ca www.aopa.org/summit September 4 – 7, 2012 Flight Inspection Center of CAAC Canadian International Airshow NBAA 65th Annual Meeting Beijing, China September 1 – 3, 2012 and Conventioin www.cibas-beijing.com Exhibition Park October 30 – November 1, 2012 Toronto, ON; www.cias.org Orange County Convention Center, Berlin Airshow Orlando Executive Airport September 11 – 16, 2012 Ontario AME Symposium Orlando, FL Berlin ExpoCenter Airport October 17 – 19, 2012 http://www.nbaa.org/events/amc/2012/ Berlin, Germany Delta Meadowvale Resort www.ila-berlin.de and Conference Centre Mississauga, ON INTERNATIONAL Business Aircraft Europe www.ame-ont.com September 12 – 13, 2012 9th Annual Latin American Business Biggin Hill, UK Aviation Conference & Exhibition www.miuevents.com/bae12 UNITED STATES August 15 – 17, 2012 Congonhas Airport – Av. 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For more information visit www.intercompcompany.com New Electronic Dial Bore Gages DHC-6 Twin Otter STC SA03971AT are easy to read, easy to use approved to install Concorde Batteries Sunnen Products has announced the availability Concorde is pleased to have the of optional, large-readout electronic indicators on RG-380E/60L selected as the original its entire range of dial bore gages. Highly visible equipment battery for Viking Air Limited in the shop environment and a quick reference new production DHC-6-400 aircraft. for multi-tasking operators, the new electronic Concorde is also pleased to announce dial bore gages feature precision indicators with FAA approval of STC SA03971AT 6-digit LCD readouts, 11-mm character height to replace nickel-cadmium