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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.
In recent weeks, Avionics Tech Rep. Larry Troyer has received several calls from King Air operators reporting Honeywell air data and altimeter erratic operation problems.
R-12 refrigerant is becoming scarce and costly. It is just a matter of time before you will have to convert your systems to R-134a.
Honeywell is offering an incentive for operators to replace the current RM-850 RMU with new RM-855 units at approximately 50% of their regular price through the end of 2011.
SAFA ramp inspections are occurring more often to N-registered aircraft operating in EASA-controlled countries.
As we move closer to the deadline, demand is higher and parts are not as readily available for CB194A or ASC 469 as they were just a few months ago.
While performing SB 604-57-003, Duncan Aviation Tech Reps made a couple of observations that will make this inspection easier.
When complying with Lear SB 45-32-30 or 40-32-13, it is NOT required or advised to sign-off on the related IRNs that are referenced in the SBs themselves.
Ozone effects not only humans but fluorocarbons as well, such as the seals and gaskets found in many air-conditioning components.
Duncan Aviation Avionics Tech Reps have fielded a number of calls about erratic yaw damper operations in the Honeywell SPZ-500 Integrated Flight Control (IFC) System.
On Hawker aircraft, the flaps would stop moving in various positions and in one case could not be retracted.