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I just had this done and the cost for doing this was $550 for the Eddy Current inspection and about 18 hours of labor to disassemble the aux tanks from the wings, do the dye penetration test and reassemble the whole thing. My airplane has 5500 hours on it and passed the check with no issues. It is the second time the test has been done, with the first at 5000 as required although I was not the owner at the time so can't say how this compared with the previous pass. I have a few questions for others who have done this.
1. There was a recent response in the Cessna Pilots Association Magazine suggesting that removing the aux tanks wasn't really necessary to do the dye penetration test. Has anyone had this done without removing the aux tanks?
2. Does anyone know how many airplanes have actually failed this test?
3. If you had a failed airplane, the AD recommends replacing the spar cap doublers or other cracked components. Has anyone done this or did you just get a new wing as was suggested in the string?
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