SDR510018203 Boeing 737-8FE Hydraulic system auxiliary filter incorrect fit. Hydraulic power transfer unit (PTU) filter module installed with incorrect orientation. Suspect occurred during aircraft manufacture. P/No: 7552355. TSN: 4454 hours/1784 cycles
SDR 510018346 Lycoming IO540K1A5 Reciprocating engine cylinder piston ring broken. No. 4 cylinder oil control piston ring broken. No. 4 and No. 6 cylinder bores also glazed. P/No: 05K2203. TSN: 1902 hours
SDR 510018298 Gulfstream 500S Landing gear extension system roll pin failed. Nose landing gear unsafe light during down selection. Aircraft landed and NLG collapsed, causing minor damage to doors, linkages and belly skin. A previous possible ground handling mishap had put strain on the NLG steering actuator, causing the roll pin in the spacer assembly to fracture and allowing the hinge pin to eventually fail which caused the actuator shaft to foul on the fuselage and prevent the NLG from fully extending. P/No: ES10119
SDR 510018262 Piper PA28161 Stabiliser control system cable faulty. Forward upper and lower stabiliser control cables P/Nos: 62701-113 and 62701-114 failed inspection in area of cable termination crimps. Found during 10x inspection iaw AD/PA-28/2013-02-13 and Piper SB 1245A. Three other similar defects. P/No: 62701113.
SDR 510018239 Air Cruisers F100 relief valve faulty. Evacuation slide pressure relief valve seat leaking. Lower rubber seal incorrectly fitted allowing leakage. P/No: B182455.
SDR 510018224 Diamond DA42 Hydraulic system main hose ruptured. Nose landing gear actuator hydraulic hose ruptured. Hose failed adjacent to metal identification band, causing loss of hydraulic fluid. P/No: 12404GG3700. TSN: 3226 hours/6185 landings/83 months
SDR 510018206 Cessna 177RG DC volt regulator suspected unapproved part. Voltage regulator faulty. Regulator was an automotive type with the manufacturer’s details painted over.
SDR 510018201 Airbus A320-232 Flight compartment windshield cracked. RH windshield arcing and cracking. Inner ply still intact. P/No: NP1653118. TSN: 13,337 hours/7746 cycles
SDR 510018159 GE CF680C2 Turbine engine compressor fan blade damaged. No.1 engine flamed out on landing due to snow/ice on runway. No. 1 and No. 4 engines had several fan blades damaged beyond limits due to ice ingestion. No.1 engine thrust reverser deployed and jammed with ice. Minor damage to LH wing flaps.
SDR 510018156 Fokker F28 MK0100 Tyre wheel cracked. Outboard wheel flange cracked in area of bolt hole. Found using eddy current inspection. Crack approx. 15mm (0.59in) long. Two other similar defects. P/No: 5010888
SDR 510018153 Piper PA28181 Aileron control system fitting cracked. RH aileron rod end fitting cracked. P/No: 3564022. TSN: 4060 hours/384 months
SDR 510018130 Robinson R44 Tail rotor drive shaft yoke worn. Unusual noise noticed during shutdown. Forward flex plate attachment bolts loose and drive yokes fretting due to paint under the bolt heads and where the yokes sit against the flex plate.
SDR 510018119 Saab SF340B Hydraulic system main hose failed. LH main landing gear brake hose failed at elbow causing loss of hydraulic fluid. P/No: AE83011E. TSO: 7076 cycles/7076 landings/87 months
SDR 510018117 Beech G58 Landing gear door angle failed. RH main landing gear hinge brackets damaged and forward bracket broken. Caused by seized hinge arm bushings due to paint contamination. Similar problem with the LH side hinge bushings. P/No: 95110032359511003257. TSN: 911 hours
SDR 510018111 Boeing 737-838 Landing gear wiring terminal block damaged. Landing gear position indicating system terminal blocks (2off) TB040 in junction boxes on main landing gear strut damaged due to heat. P/No: M817143DD1
SDR 510018110 Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 Fuselage skin doubler cracked. LH and RH rear fuselage aft skin doublers cracked around tailplane attachment bolt holes. P/No: GA8538021309. TSN: 3337 hours
SDR 510018104 Cessna 441 Wheel corroded. Nose wheel outboard half severely corroded. P/No: 40140A
SDR 510018095 Agusta Westland AW139 Autoflight wiring harness worn and damaged. Trim system P125 wiring harness chafed.
SDR 510018074 Cessna 404 Powerplant attachment fittings doubler cracked. LH inboard rear engine beam doublers cracked in two places through previous weld repairs. P/No: SERVICEKITSK4044058540212
SDR 510018060 Cessna 421C Passenger door repair plate cracked and corroded. Lower cabin door rear hinge point crack repair plate rusted and cracked in area of previous weld repair. TSN: 7609 hours
SDR 510018056 Cessna 182T Horizontal stabiliser spar reinforcement cracked. Horizontal stabiliser rear spar LH reinforcement cracked over full length of lug. P/No: 07321014. TSN: 3587 hours
SDR 510018055 Cessna P206B Wing spar stiffener corroded. RH wing main spar stiffener corroded in area approx.1 metre from the inboard end. P/No: 122210523. TSN: 7924 hours
SDR 510018041 Agusta Bell A109SP Main rotor control bushing debonded. Main rotor swashplate rotating scissor lever bushing Teflon face debonded. Bushing specific to new scissor assembly (P/No: 109-0134-21-103). P/No: 13BSF0828C.
SDR 510018036 Lycoming O320E2A Reciprocating engine cylinder damaged. Engine piston and cylinder damaged. P/No: LW12416. TSN: 1917 hours TSO: 12 hours
SDR 510018032 Fokker F28 MK0100 Landing gear actuator cylinder cracked and leaking. Nose landing gear actuator cylinder cracked and leaking in two areas next to transfer port. Found during NDI inspection at overhaul. P/No: 234701
SDR 510018015 Lycoming O360A1A Magneto FOD. Wedge used to secure magneto coil loose inside case. P/No: 4370. TSN: 8 hours
SDR 510018007 Beech 200 Fuselage frame cracked. LH and RH fuselage frames P/Nos: 101-430016-23 (LH) and 101-430016-24 (RH) cracked in area of FS 207.00 at floor level. Found during inspection iaw AD/B200/65 Amdt1 and Beech SI 48.
SDR 510017992 Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 Fuselage frame rib cracked. No. 6 rib cracked. Crack had propagated beyond acceptable area from a small crack found during modification. No. 5 and No. 6 ribs had been modified iaw Gippsland SB-GA8-2013-99.
SDR 510017981 Lycoming IO540K1A5 Reciprocating engine cylinder section piston rings broken. No. 4 cylinder piston rings broken. Oil contamination of No. 4 and No. 2 cylinders. P/No: 05K22035. TSN: 1672 hours
SDR 510017961 Gippsland Aeronautics GA8 Fuselage skin doubler cracked. RH aft skin doubler P/No: GA8-538021-310 cracked. EO 0853-008E1 (washer installation) carried out on RH and LH doublers. Approx. 200 hours later LH doubler inspected and found cracked, but RH doubler crack had not progressed. Following removal of the doublers for replacement, the LH fuselage skin was found cracked in area above the tailplane attachment fitting forward bolt hole. Crack approx. 19.05mm (0.75in) long. P/No: GA8538021309LH. TSN: 7244 hours
SDR 510017955 Boeing 777-3ZGER Tyre tread separation. No.12 main landing gear tyre tread separated, causing damage to RH engine fan liner and RH inboard flap assembly. P/No: APR06600R2. TSO: 484 hours/37 cycles
SDR 510017954 Boeing 777-3ZGER Cabin cooling system housing unserviceable. RH aircon pack fan inlet diffuser housing u/s. Bonded joints holding the centre tube in the fibreglass composite housing had weakened, resulting in joint failure and departure of the centre tube. P/No: 8102074. TSN: 22,510 hours/1843 cycles
SDR 510017899 Muhl MTV12BCF Propeller hub loose. Damaged propeller spinner. Two feathering stop nuts found in spinner with broken lock wire. P/No: MTV12BCF. TSN: 1549 hours/36 months
SDR 510017897 Cessna 206 Nose landing gear oleo strut broken. Nose gear strut tube assembly being removed for replacement iaw requirements of Cessna SEB-32-0. While removing the tube assembly the upper portion came out, leaving the lower part inside the strut. The four pins securing the two sections had sheared off. In the new tube assembly the two parts screw together. P/No: 07436311. TSN: 493 hours
SDR 510017890 Piper PA31350 Elevator control system spring broken. Elevator down spring failed during flight. This caused the aircraft to suddenly pitch up 300ft until full forward elevator trim could be obtained to counteract subsequent air loads. Auto-pilot was not engaged at the time. Elevator down spring had failed at the airframe attachment end. P/No: 71056003. TSN: 467 hours