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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.
Operators of Hawker 750, 800XPC, 850XP and 900XP aircraft may be unaware of new storage requirements introduced.
There are many reasons that your TFE731 engine may be leaking oil. The hardest part is determining where it is leaking and what to do about it.
One word can strike terror in the heart of any DOM and Chief Pilot, especially during a large maintenance event:
Learjet is planning on releasing a Temporary Revision (TR) to Chapter 5 on November 29, 2010, that will reduce the life limit of the end cap.
Dassault has published the Supplemental Maintenance Manual Chapter 5s, and operators are encouraged to update their logbooks.
These components are often “on-condition,” meaning that there is no requirement from the OEM to identify or track the aircraft battery replacement cycle as part of their inspection program.
Honeywell stopped production of the RM-850 Radio Management Units (RMUs) in 2006. Then on November 8, 2010, Honeywell announced there may not be enough suitable replacement parts for these RMUs to be repaired.
After performing the standard shutdown and reboot of the aircraft to clear the fault, the CAS message still posted.
Duncan Aviation Tech Reps have fielded a number of calls recently from Lear 35/55 operators needing assistance because the autopilot pitch command is inoperative in one direction.
Some earlier S/N 604s are coming due for the 192-month landing gear restoration but may be confused with the 96-month repetitive cycle in the restoration requirement versus the 96-month Detailed Inspection requirements.