SDR 510018853 Airbus A320-232 Vertical stabiliser plates/skin panel cracked. Vertical stabiliser RH side panel 322AL cracked. P/No: D5537002501000.
SDR 510018853 Airbus A320-232 Vertical stabiliser plates/skin panel cracked. Vertical stabiliser RH side panel 322AL cracked. P/No: D5537002501000.
SDR 510018919 Beech 1900C Engine mount section truss cracked. LH engine isolator mount truss cracked at base of lower inboard gusset weld. P/No: 12921004717. TSN: 11932 hours TSO: 3970 hours.
SDR 510019051 Boeing 777-3ZGER Engine cowling system support beam cracked. Engine fan cowl support beam cracked at LH attachment. P/No: 314W16005. TSN: 20783 hours/2017 cycles.
SDR 510019051 Boeing 777-3ZGER Engine cowling system support beam cracked. Engine fan cowl support beam cracked at LH attachment. P/No: 314W16005. TSN: 20783 hours/2017 cycles.
SDR 510019052 Boeing 777-3ZGER Engine mount section lug migrated. Engine RH lower ground handling mount lug insert migrated.
SDR 510018794 Bombardier DHC8-202 Passenger compartment lamp holder unserviceable. Burning smell in rear cabin area. LH overhead fluorescent light holder broken and slightly blackened. P/No: BV0330012150.
SDR 510018793 Bombardier DHC8-315 Auxiliary power unit cables burnt. APU feeder cables burnt at terminal block 2449 and area where they feed through bulkheads. During cable removal, heat damage found on the rear pressure bulkhead.
SDR 510018881 Fokker F28 MK0100 Fuselage floor beam corroded. Fuselage floor beam had level 2 corrosion at Stn 3845 BL306L. Doubler repair previously carried out in the area.
SDR 510019035 Fokker F28 MK0100 Fuselage frame cracked. Fuselage frame at Stn 20320 cracked beside the upper locker mount rail.
SDR 510018828 Saab SF340B Prop/rotor anti-ice/de-ice system contact assembly faulty. Propeller de-ice system brush block electrical contacts faulty. During inspection of a new item for fitment the crimped terminals could be separated from the leads with very little force. Fleet-wide inspection found numerous other contacts with the same problem. P/No: AEC7756882.
SDR 510018784 Cessna 172R Fuel storage hose deteriorated. Flexible fuel hoses perished. P/No: B706. TSN: 526 hours/24 months.
SDR 510018829 Cessna 182P Seat/cargo attach fittings seat track cracked. Seat tracks cracked beyond limits. Found during inspection iaw AD 2011-10-09. Similar defect reported. P/No: 07106582. TSN: 2427 hours.
SDR 510018878 Cessna 441 Pneumatic distribution system fitting broken. Bleed air fitting on RH rear firewall broken. P/No: 571531034. TSN: 9795 hours.
SDR 510018878 Cessna 441 Pneumatic distribution system fitting broken. Bleed air fitting on RH rear firewall broken. P/No: 571531034. TSN: 9795 hours.
SDR 510019020 Cessna 551 Autopilot main servo cable worn and damaged. Autopilot rudder servo cable worn/frayed. Found during inspection iaw SB550-22-6. P/No: 656500737.
SDR 510018942 Cessna U206G Rudder control system torque tube corroded. Pilot’s rudder pedal torque tube internally corroded. Found during inspection iaw 27-20-01. P/No: 12604187. TSN: 2689 hours.
SDR 510018941 Diamond DA40 Nose landing gear attach section plate cracked. LH nose landing gear damper mounting plate cracked. P/No: D4132230053. TSN: 1262 hours.
SDR 510018970 Swearingen SA227DC Fuselage plates/skin doubler broken. Cabin window surround doubler cracked in five areas. Doubler manufactured from magnesium and is a structural component. P/No: 2722178079. TSN: 33,528 hours/32250 cycles/32,250 landings.
SDR 510018948 Continental IO520C Reciprocating engine rear section gear incorrectly made. Engine tachometer drive bevel gear incorrectly manufactured. Teeth were ‘too thick’, preventing the oil pump from rotating when assembled. Found during engine assembly. P/No: AEC535908.
SDR 510018948 Continental IO520C Reciprocating engine rear section gear incorrectly made. Engine tachometer drive bevel gear incorrectly manufactured. Teeth were ‘too thick’, preventing the oil pump from rotating when assembled. Found during engine assembly. P/No: AEC535908.
SDR 510018982 Continental TSIO520M Reciprocating engine drive gear cracked. Alternator drive gear cracked in mounting hole. Found using magnetic particle inspection (MPI). P/No: 632018.
SDR 510018984 Lycoming IO360A1A Engine starter motor worn. Engine starter motor pinion gear worn, preventing starter from engaging on ring gear. P/No: 14912LS TSN: 890 hours.
SDR 510018802 Lycoming IO540K1A5 Engine collector/tailpipe/nozzle tube incorrect fit. Engine exhaust ejector tube incorrectly fitted. Ejector tube rubbing against the LH nose landing gear brace P/No: GA8-713012-15 during flight, causing a hole to be worn into the brace.
SDR 510018802 Lycoming IO540K1A5 Engine collector/tailpipe/nozzle tube incorrect fit. Engine exhaust ejector tube incorrectly fitted. Ejector tube rubbing against the LH nose landing gear brace P/No: GA8-713012-15 during flight, causing a hole to be worn into the brace.
SDR 510019073 Lycoming IO540K1A5 Fuel control unit (FCU) unserviceable. Bullet in venturi loose. P/No: 252427312. TSN: 1376 hours.
SDR 510019065 Eurocopter AS332L Tail rotor control system turnbuckle corroded. Tail rotor control cable turnbuckles (2off) corroded inside threaded area. Found during inspection iaw AD 2013-0081. P/No: 332A27503120.
SDR 510018824 Eurocopter AS350BA Main rotor mast/swashplate bearing unserviceable. Main rotor swashplate bearing cage phenolic material had multiple hairline cracks, causing cage to separate at rollers. Rollers then contacted each other, overheated and pushed seal out of bearing allowing grease loss. P/No: 704A33651158. TSN: 301 hours/11 months.
SDR 510018939 Robinson R22BETA Main rotor blade delaminated. Main rotor blade delaminated at tip. P/No: A0164SN5759E. TSN: 1371 hours/87 months.
SDR 510019044 Sikorsky S76A Wheel cracked. RH main wheel cracked. Crack approx. 88.9mm (3.5in) long. Distorted inner rim also caused scraping. P/No: 50075542. TSN: /179 months.
SDR 510018807 Allison 250C20B Fuel control/turbine engine bearing failed. Engine fuel control unit (FCU) drive bearing failed. TSN and TSO: 2088 hours/2804 cycles/396 months.
SDR 510018905 Garrett TPE33112UH Turbine engine oil system insert unserviceable. RH engine oil filter bypass assembly separated from gearbox housing. Retaining bolt still attached due to insert separating from housing. P/No: 4236039011.
SDR 510018905 Garrett TPE33112UH Turbine engine oil system insert unserviceable. RH engine oil filter bypass assembly separated from gearbox housing. Retaining bolt still attached due to insert separating from housing. P/No: 4236039011.
SDR 510018979 PWA PT6A42 Turbine engine reduction gear case corroded. Engine reduction gearbox rear case corroded and leaking. Cause found to be water pooling in exhaust chamber following compressor wash. P/No: 311292301. TSN: 3298 hours/3415 cycles/3415 landings/116 months.
SDR 510018979 PWA PT6A42 Turbine engine reduction gear case corroded. Engine reduction gearbox rear case corroded and leaking. Cause found to be water pooling in exhaust chamber following compressor wash. P/No: 311292301. TSN: 3298 hours/3415 cycles/3415 landings/116 months.
SDR 510018922 PWA PW150A Fuel control/turbine ejector suspect faulty. Engine fuel feed ejector holed. Hole approx. 12.7mm (0.5in) long. Suspect casting fault.