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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.
"The crew aboard our F2000 has reported an ugly odor in the cabin on the last three or four flights during start, climb and descent. I’m having trouble isolating the source of this odor"...
Pratt & Whitney has recently notified Falcon 2000EX operators of ESP of a new service enhancement for their engines. This upgrade will allow operators who currently or wish to fly “on condition”...
For all aircraft that have an air cycle machine, leaks, cooling turbine, intercoolers, regulators and air supply sources are more prone to show their deficiencies when cooling air if they are not up to specification
Calibrating Gulton / Ametek (formerly Conrac) Stall Computers just got more confusing with two major changes to the Maintenance Manuals. Avoid frustration with these tips
To avoid significant delays during 120-month (CL600/601) or 96-month (CL604) landing gear restorations, we highly recommend that you serialize landing gear parts and establish records for each before your landing gear restoration comes due
At fuselage station 193.0, our technicians are finding pressure seals cracked and deteriorating leaking pressurization. This appears to be an emerging trend in the Astra fleet
Pratt & Whitney recently released Commercial Support Program Notification (CSPN) 1004357, offering parts and labor support for complying with SB30381
If the ADF quits pointing on your King Air, be sure to check the AC Fuse in the nose’s right-hand J-box
AD 2004-07-21addresses issues with the Astra starter generator firewall cable support and the cables themselves. If you have not had the cable support replaced, you are not in compliance with this AD
When Duncan Aviation repairs the DGS-65 Directional Gyro, we replace its Encoder Flex Card. Watch the first ever Duncan Aviation Video Intelligence to learn why this “extra” is so important