Service Difficulty Advisories

These Service Difficulty Advisories brings to your attention a potential problem identified by the Service Difficulty Reporting Program. It is a non-mandatory notification and does not preclude issuance of an airworthiness directive.

Note:  All Service Difficulty Advisories issued after October 2010 will be called Civil Aviation Safety Alerts and will be found on the Civil Aviation Safety Alert Home page.

AV Date Subject PDF
2010-04 20 April 2010 Engine core cowl stay support strut/rod 337 KB
2010-03 18 March 2010 CESSNA 300/400 Series Main Landing Gear Malfunctions 47.5 KB
2010-02 4 March 2010 Bombardier Inc. CL-600-2C10, CL-600-2D15 and CL-600-2D24 Aft Nose Landing Gear Door Upper Attachment Hinge Assemblies 157 KB
2009-06 8 December 2009 Kelowna Flightcraft - Convair 340/440 (580) model aircraft Fuel Crossfeed and Transfer 58 KB
2009-05 30 September 2009 Inspection & Maintenance Guidelines for Flush-Mounted Fuel Caps 69 KB
2009-04 29 September 2009 Canadair challenger CL-600-2A12, CL 600-2B16 series 601, 601-3A and 601-3R elevator cable vertical stabilizer area 188 KB
2009-03 26 June 2009 Catalytic Oxidation of Aircraft Carbon Brakes due to Runway De-Icing (RDI) Fluids 34 KB
2009-02 8 May 2009 Nacelle Bolt Migration DHC 8 100/200/300 64 KB
2009-01 17 April 2009 PT6A Engines - Handling of External Engine Tubes and Fittings 113 KB
2008-08 2 December 2008 Tire Failure - Locked Carbon Disc Brake Due to Moisture Absorption and Freezing 45KB
2008-07 9 September 2008 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW500 Series Engines No. 4 Bearing - Carbon Seal Distress 29KB
2008-06 15 August 2008 Teledyne Contental Engine Model A-65 Series 32.4KB
2008-05 19 June 2008 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT 6A-65 & 67 Series Reduction Gearbox 1STStage Carrier Bolts Fractured 31KB
2008-04 19 June 2008 Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1 series Impeller Failures 31KB
2008-03 28 May 2008

Fuel System Icing (Suspended Water In Fuel)

49KB
2008-02 22 February 2008

Diamond DA20-C1 - IO-240 Fuel System Contamination

43KB
2008-01 17 January 2008 DHC 8 Q400 Series Nose Landing Gear Door Spring 42KB
2007-06 19 September 2007 PT6A - 114/114A Compressor Turbine Blades 43KB
2007-05 29 October 2007 All PT6A Engines (#1 bearing) Electrical Discharge Damage (EDD) 43KB
2007-04 22 August 2007

CESSNA 150, 172, and 175 Steering Tube (PN 0543022-XX) TSB Aviation Safety Information A02Q0160-D1-L1; Jammed Rudder Pedal

65KB
2007-03R1 20 May 2009 Flexible Fuel Manifolds Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series Engines 30 KB
2007-03 9 February 2007 Flexible Fuel Manifolds Pratt & Whitney Canada PW100 Series Engines 38KB
2007-02 1 February 2007 Pratt & Whitney R-985 Series Engines Cylinder Heads and Cylinder Flanges 68KB
2007-01 25 January 2007 Aircraft Fuel Caps Being Found on Runway and Taxi Surfaces 124KB
2006-08 22 September 2006 Pratt & Whitney Canada Engines Engine Oil Filler Cap Security 90KB
2006-07 8 September 2006 Mitsubishi MU-2B - Combustor Plenums Cracked (Honeywell TPE 331-6-252M) 1279KB
2006-06 5 July 2006 Pratt & Whitney Canada All PT6A Series Engines - Hot Section – Borescope Inspections 41KB
2006-05 4 July 2006 Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-38, -40, -41, -41AG, -42, -42A, and -62, Series Engines Replacement of First Stage Sun Gear and Planet Gears at Overhaul 44KB
2006-04 30 May 2006 De havilland Twin Otter DHC 6-300 - Nose Wheel Steering Collar Fracture 97KB
2006-03 24 February 2006 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6, PW100, PW150, JT15D, PW 200, PW300 and PW500 Engine Models Engine Condition Trend-Monitoring 12KB
2006-02 24 February 2006 Cessna 182 - Inspection of EDO Float Installations 47KB
2006-01 8 February 2006 Pratt & Whitney PW 100 Engine - Electrical System Care 255KB
2005-02 12 April 2005 Pratt & Whitney Canada - PT6A-67D Series Engines (Installed on Raytheon Beech 1900D Aircraft) Possible Oil Contamination 47KB
2005-01 6 April 2005 Honeywell (Garrett) TPE 331-10UA - Engine Oil Filter Housing Cracks 41KB
2004-05 1 December 2004 Pratt & Whitney Canada - JT8D-17 Series Engine Compressor Failures 48KB
2004-04 16 July 2004 Rolls Royce Corporation (RRC) 250 Series Engines - Engine Compressor Splined Adaptor Couplings 130KB
2004-03 4 June 2004 De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk - Flight Control Cables 128KB
2004-02 12 February 2004 Passenger Seat Belts Equipped With "D-Ring" Type Attachment Fittings 338KB
2004-01 12 January 2004 Cessna 650 - Citation III Flight Control Cables 151KB
2003-09 29 December 2003 Lycoming TIO-540 Series - Crankshaft Fatigue Cracks 95KB
2003-08 11 December 2003 Chelton Flight Systems 120KB
2003-07 28 November 2003 Swearingen SA226TC - Water Ingress During Heavy Rain 124KB
2003-06 10 November 2003 Israel Industries Astra SPX Nosewheel Steering Bracket Failure 108KB
2003-05 18 September 2003 Beech 1900D Hartzell Propeller HC-E4A-3I - Blade Retention Bearings 89KB
2003-04 17 July 2003 Bell 222, 222B, 222U and 230 Tailboom Cracking 160KB
2003-03 9 July 2003 BAE Jetstream Series 3100/3200 Dowty Rotol Propeller R333 - Damaged Piston Seals 99KB
2003-02 19 July 2003 Piper PA28R 201, PA32R 301/T, PA44 180/T, PA46 310P/350P - Nose Landing Gear Down Assist Springs 126KB
2003-01 18 February 2003 Beech A100 - Cracked Elevator Trailing Edge Splines 209KB
2002-05 21 November 2002 Bell 206A/B Series Engine Compressor Damage 97KB
2002-04 30 October 2002 Beech King Air Series Wing Attach Torque Procedure 122KB
2002-03 17 June 2002 Voltage Regulators Installed on Cessna Single Engine Aircraft With 14-Volt Electrical Systems 145KB
2002-02 16 January 2002 Turbine Governor Spring - Honeywell Allison Models 250-C18, -C20, -C28, -C30 (Including -C30R and -C30R/1), -C20R, -B15, -B17, and -B17F Series Engines 122KB
2002-01 11 January 2002 Aeroshell Oil Recall 153KB
2001-06 8 November
2001
Generator Failure Warning Light 119 KB
 
2001-05 16 October 2001 Cessna 188, A188, and T188 (AGWAGON) - Corrosion of Rudder Pedal Arms and Torque Tubes 418KB
2001-04 16 July 2001 Aerospatiale as 350/355 Series - Tail Rotor Pitch Change Spider 122KB
2001-03 28 March 2001 Hughes 369D Collective Bungee Support Bracket 136KB
2001-02 5 March 2001 Aerospatiale as 350/355 Series - Tail Rotor Blade Cracks 188KB
2001-01 10 January 2001 Hamilton Sundtrand 14SF-5 and 14SF-7 Propellers - Cracked Blade Retaining Rings 120KB
2000-06 6 December 2000 Cessna 150 &152 - Vertical Fin Attachment Bracket Cracking 162KB
2000-05 5 October 2000 Cessna 172/180/185 - Aileron Control Column Sprockets 292KB
2000-04 17 August 2000 Airbus A330 - Burnt Power Supply 119KB
2000-03 5 June 2000 Aviadesign STC SA4013WE (Beech 99, King Air, Queen Air & Swearinggen SA26) - Main Landing Gear Collapse 124KB
2000-02 24 March 2000 Mitsubishi MU-2B - Gear-up Landing 170KB
2000-01 31 January 2000 Mcdonnell Douglas (Hughes) 369 Series 0 Flight in Falling Snow - Optional Engine Air Inlet Deflector 123KB
1999-06 22 September 1999 De Havilland DHC 8300 Series - Emergency Exit Type I Door 150KB
1999-05 11 August 1999 Piper PA34 - Tunnel Bracket 161KB
1999-04 22 July 1999 Allison 250-C18 & -C20 Series - Sundstrand Dual Element Fuel Pump Part Number 024731 124KB
1999-03R1 14 January 2000 Bell 206 Series - Craked Frame 158KB
1999-03 15 July 1999 Bell 206 Series - Cracked Frame 139KB
1999-02 7 July 1999 Bell 206 Series Helicopters - Cracked Pitch Link Nuts 135KB
1999-01 7 July 1999 Rolls-Royce Dart & Spey - Silver Plating - Fuel Pumps 122KB
1998-01 17 April 1998 Textron Lycoming 320 & 360 Series Engines - Crankshaft Inspection 132KB
1997-01 10 December 1997 Eurocopter 350 Series - Fuel Control Lever Guard 115KB
1990-06 14 January 2008 Allison 250-C Series Engines Loose “B” Nuts 41KB

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