Hi everyone,
I wanted to check an assumption that has been nagging me for a few days. I think I might have not assessed parts for the LCP issue properly and wanted to double check.
My question.
In the LCP List, Van's has documented a date as "first day in inventory". In addition, all parts come with stickers which include the # of the part, a date, and (sometimes) a bar code. Thankfully for me, I took a picture of all the parts upon delivery before prep.
When I did my LCP assessment, I compared the dates on the stickers on each part to the "first day in inventory" date in the list. If a part had a sticker with an earlier date, I would classify it as not being impacted by LCP. And for the parts that had a later date, I would flag them as "at risk" and look closer.
I now have a terrible doubt. I am wondering if the dates on the stickers are a useful point of comparison or not. For instance, if these dates are Van's supplier manufacturing dates (rather than when Van's had the parts in inventory - which could have been weeks later), some parts that I deemed "good" (and didn't look at closely) could in fact be "bad".
Before people feel the need to say it, I am very well aware of the documentation shared by Van's, included the "LCP Identification" presentation (here: https://www.vansaircraft.com/laser_cut_parts_list_current). Comparing dates was a mean of quickly sifting through my pile of parts, but I am now worried I should have been more thorough.
Thoughts? Did I mess up?
Thanks all for your help.
I wanted to check an assumption that has been nagging me for a few days. I think I might have not assessed parts for the LCP issue properly and wanted to double check.
My question.
In the LCP List, Van's has documented a date as "first day in inventory". In addition, all parts come with stickers which include the # of the part, a date, and (sometimes) a bar code. Thankfully for me, I took a picture of all the parts upon delivery before prep.
When I did my LCP assessment, I compared the dates on the stickers on each part to the "first day in inventory" date in the list. If a part had a sticker with an earlier date, I would classify it as not being impacted by LCP. And for the parts that had a later date, I would flag them as "at risk" and look closer.
I now have a terrible doubt. I am wondering if the dates on the stickers are a useful point of comparison or not. For instance, if these dates are Van's supplier manufacturing dates (rather than when Van's had the parts in inventory - which could have been weeks later), some parts that I deemed "good" (and didn't look at closely) could in fact be "bad".
Before people feel the need to say it, I am very well aware of the documentation shared by Van's, included the "LCP Identification" presentation (here: https://www.vansaircraft.com/laser_cut_parts_list_current). Comparing dates was a mean of quickly sifting through my pile of parts, but I am now worried I should have been more thorough.
Thoughts? Did I mess up?
Thanks all for your help.
