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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.
How to troubleshoot both systems when the Flight Director (FD) computer and Autopilot computer are combined into one.
December 31, 2012 is the deadline to replace the rear compressor spool in certain CF34-3A engines.
Six guidelines to assist in prolonging the service life of your business aircraft's maintenance laptop.
Because of the high probability of future corrosion around the fasteners of the front center panel ahead of frame 10, Duncan Aviation strongly recommends to comply with SB 392.
The first step to troubleshooting an inoperable NAV is to identify the NAV source the pilot was using at the time of the failure.
The FAA has issued AD 2012-06-03 due to reports that the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator (HSTA) no-back and the number 1 motor brake assembly (MBA) on the Challenger 300 can both fail dormant.
Troubleshooting an autopilot altitude hold INOP squawk involves a complicated decision tree that includes several steps and scenarios. Here are three questions to get started.
Business aircraft satellite television services for some early model systems will be discontinued in the continental United States as early as March 31st.
The wiring harnesses for nose wheel anti-skid transducers are known to break down internally which can cause intermittent anti-skid issues.
Gulfstream will not release GIV / V water line ribbon heater tapes to operators not enrolled in this program.