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Flight crews and maintenance personnel need to come together and discuss how and when to properly service the oil, creating a means to log the addition of oil and discussing the responsibilities of ground personnel service when the aircraft is away from home.
Corrosion on the top and bottom wing-to-winglet splice plate is still a common issue. Although awareness has improved among customers, it's a good time for a reminder.
Rigging of the Thrust Reverser system on CL-600 series aircraft can be tedious and time consuming especially if you start off on the wrong foot.
Garmin released mandatory Service Bulletin No.: 24064 Rev A on September 19, 2024, to address important updates to the flight deck software installed in Beechcraft King Air models. This SB must be complied with at the next maintenance interval or annual inspection, no later than March 31, 2025.
Intermittent flag warnings on the altimeter can be a nuisance. You never know when they are going to show up, and you're not always sure what they are about. But one thing is for certain, flag warnings should not be ignored.
Because of our long history and experience with the Learjet aircraft, we know the most commonly exchanged parts and keep an inventory available to meet customer needs.
For the Pratt & Whitney 500 engine models, there are a number of Service Bulletins that have become hot items. These can be accomplished at access for cause but they will be addressed at either a Hot Section Inspection or overhaul, whichever occurs first.
Periodically, the brushes inside a starter generator will need to be replaced. Although run-ins are not always required, I highly recommend you make time for it.
If the static port on your Falcon 50B/EX has an added shim, extra caution is needed during removal as not to cause damage.
When the landing gear actuators on the King Air 90 and 200 arrive at Duncan Aviation for overhaul, the first thing we inspect is the actuator screw and nut end play assembly.
The FAA has issued Airworthiness Directive AD2013-13-09 that requires three separate Service Bulletins to be accomplished within 12 months or 600 hours from August 6, 2013 on the Learjet 60 Brake System.
During the next walk around of your Falcon 2000, pay close attention to the small door roller bracket that is mounted on the aft lower corner of your opened baggage door.
It is a very simple process to troubleshoot altitude and airspeed indicators if you have a spare indicator available.
The autopilot gets blamed for many squawks, such as aircraft porpoising, oscillating reaction and wing rock, among others. However, it may just be reacting to false readings it is receiving from the computers due to servo tach problems.
At Duncan Aviation, we have recently been made aware of a Master Warning Light issue on Learjet 60s that have complied with Service Bulletin 60-31-2 and have the ice detector option installed with the ice detector annunciators in the Glareshield.