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MAINTENANCE TIP
Maintenance Records and Logbook Research
by Dean Benedict
18 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
OCTOBER 2023
Ispend a lot of time researching logbooks on behalf of buyers considering King Airs for purchase. They need to know where the aircraft is maintenance-wise. Some of these King Airs are “younger” but many have 10,000 hours or more. The longevity of the Beechcraft King Air makes me proud, but 10,000 hours makes for a lot of maintenance records and researching them can be challenging at times.
Recently I’ve encountered some really frustrating situations that could have been avoided if the log entries were clear, concise and complete. All log entries are not created equal as you will soon see.
Over the course of my career I’ve slogged through a lot of logbooks. Early on I formed some strong opinions on what
