SDR 510020170 | Cessna 441 Wheel—wheel cracked. Main wheel inboard hub cracked from tie bolt hole. Crack length approximately 16mm (0.62in). Found during fluorescent penetrant inspection. P/No: 40169.
SDR 510020165 | Cessna 208 Engine mount section—mount corroded. LH lower engine mount corroded. See also SDR 510020164. Aircraft had operated on floats at some time during the past. P/No: 26130877. TSN: 5020 hours/192 months.
SDR 510020164 | Cessna 208 Nacelle/pylon bulkhead/firewall—bulkhead corroded. Lower firewall bulkhead corroded. Found following removal/replacement of firewall lower forward doubler PNo 2653037-1. Lower LH engine mount PNo 2613087-7 also replaced due to corrosion damage. Aircraft had operated on floats at some time during the past. P/No: 26530371. TSN: 5020 hours/192 months.
SDR 510020158 | Rolls Royce AE3007A13 Turbine engine oil system—oil line worn and leaking. No2 engine oil pressure line to oil filter leaking due to chafing on start valve ‘V’ clamp. P/No: 23056413.
SDR 510020147 | Boeing 777-3ZGER Waste disposal system—drain mast blocked. Toilet 3L and 3R wash basins backed up with grey water overflow soaking the surrounding carpet. Investigation found forward drain mast completely clogged by a red toothpaste tube cap and a black shaving cream tube cap. FOD.
SDR 510020134 | Embraer ERJ-190-100 APU cowlings/containment—inlet silencer disbonded. APU inlet silencer disbanded. Disband was approximately 130mm (5.1in) deep and full width. Edge sections missing and found in splitter assembly. P/No: 4952354. TSN: 3954 hours/2728 cycles.
SDR 510020133 | Boeing 737-8FE Escape slide—slide dislodged. R2 door escape slide assembly dislodged and adrift from the door bustle. Slide had dropped but not deployed with girt bar in armed position. P/No: 5A33077. TSN: 32070 hours/18996 cycles.
SDR 510020121 | Partenavia P68B Nose landing gear strut/axle—pin lock distorted. Nose landing gear oleo cylinder unscrewed from upper piston causing metering pin to be misaligned and bend. P/No: 6842035B1. TSN: 20757 hours.
SDR 510020119 | Partenavia P68B Engine mount section—mount cracked. Engine mount frame cracked at lower weld cluster. Found during inspection iaw AD/P68/3. P/No: 6862003B. TSN: 20757 hours.
SDR 510020118 | Partenavia P68B Engine mount section—mount cracked. Lower LH engine mount attachment lug cracked. Found during inspection iaw AD/P68/3. P/No: 6862003B. TSN: 9727 hours.
SDR 510020114 | Sikorsky S76C Autoflight wiring—wiring rubbing. During a rigging check it was found that there was a jamming of the flight controls. Investigation found a cable tie was coming into contact with a flight control bellcrank bolt. P/No: 690001802106ACTUATOR.
SDR 510020114 | Sikorsky S76C Autoflight wiring—wiring rubbing. During a rigging check it was found that there was a jamming of the flight controls. Investigation found a cable tie was coming into contact with a flight control bellcrank bolt. P/No: 690001802106ACTUATOR.
SDR 510020113 | PWA PT6A60A Engine fuel pump—drive shaft worn and damaged. On climb LH FUEL LOW warning light came on. Electric Auxiliary Boost pump switched on and light extinguished. Aircraft returned and the fuel pump was replaced and found the square drive into the pump severely worn that it didn’t rotate the pump sufficiently to provide adequate fuel pressure. P/No: Unknown. TSN: 9615 hours/5934 landings/252 months.
SDR 510020110 | Cessna 210M Landing gear retract/extension system—guide damaged. Nose landing gear downlock guide bent due to fitment of incorrect downlock spring. P/No: 98820241.
SDR 510020110 | Cessna 210M Landing gear retract/extension system—guide damaged. Nose landing gear downlock guide bent due to fitment of incorrect downlock spring. P/No: 98820241.
SDR 510020109 | Eurocopter AS365N Air conditioning system—fan belt delaminated. During pre-flight inspection the air conditioning vee belt was found delaminated. Vee belt was replaced. P/No: 365A32286322. TSN: 908 hours.
SDR 510020108 | GE CF680E1 Turbine engine turbine section—guide vane missing. During troubleshooting a boroscope inspection of the engine revealed a 4th stage LPT nozzle guide vane missing with subsequent FOD damage downstream on the 4th and 5th stage LPT blades. The engine was replaced with a serviceable unit.
SDR 510020071 | De Havilland DHC1 Elevator tab control system—trim system worn and damaged. Elevator trim cable found worn and damaged with several broken strands in area of forward trim wheel due to incorrect installation. P/No: C1CF349A. TSN: 381 hours.
SDR 510020052 | Continental GTSIO520M Magneto/distributor—magneto loose. RH engine RH magneto failed. Investigation found the bearing supporting the distributor gear in the housing was found to be loose and causing play in the distributor gear eventually stripping the gear teeth. P/No: 103492607. TSO: 233 hours.
SDR 510020052 | Continental GTSIO520M Magneto/distributor—magneto loose. RH engine RH magneto failed. Investigation found the bearing supporting the distributor gear in the housing was found to be loose and causing play in the distributor gear eventually stripping the gear teeth. P/No: 103492607. TSO: 233 hours.
SDR 510020052 | Continental GTSIO520M Magneto/distributor—magneto loose. RH engine RH magneto failed. Investigation found the bearing supporting the distributor gear in the housing was found to be loose and causing play in the distributor gear eventually stripping the gear teeth. P/No: 103492607. TSO: 233 hours.