Any idea on how many hours to plan for doing the airframe portion of a 100hr inspection for a Part 91 bird is?

Sounds like up to two days. Bleh!

Hell, it took me a day& a half to do my lowly backyard Cub.

Totally depends on who is doing it, their proficiency/honesty, and their experience with the type.

No way to pin a number on that. A good inspection might take a day and a half, and an equal inspection might take three days.....and both MIGHT be great inspections.

MTV

It's me. I've got a bunch of 208 experience, but I've never done just the airframe portion by myself. I'm planning 2 days. Short notice call out to do this, I start it tomorrow. I was trying to get a guess quickly earlier as the owner was sorting out their schedule. I told them 2, maybe less, maybe more. So they're planning to work it Saturday, but if it turns into a crap fest...they'll have to wait

Tadpole wrote:. I told them 2, maybe less, maybe more. So they're planning to work it Saturday, but if it turns into a crap fest...they'll have to wait

And that is the nature of THAT bidness..... Plan for XX and expect YY.

MTV

Two days is not a problem if there is nothing wrong and you have a history with it. There are Chapter 4 mandatory replacement/ inspection items if the airplane aint brand new. The airplane always needs brakes just about every 100hr. The new Cessna Task based 100hr or a 0A inspection takes almost nothing, maybe a day. The Phase Card 100hr or a mini check is only a day. The older Cessna "100hr/ annual" is a 40hr job easily. If you are doing just a 43 apendix D "100hr" i guess it could be pretty minimal but pretty much every van driver even part 91 follows the Task based inspection interval, Phase card program, or some other approved inspection program. Kinda hard to give an answer unless i knew what checklist you were using. I probably average Two days with Two guys if nothing is due.