Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (May 2011)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report
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A quality control failure in the Sungear, Inc. manufacturing and quality control process allowed sungears with surface finishes of the root fillet radius of the spline that did not conform to the drawing specifications to be released. The surface finish defect caused fatigue cracks to initiate early in the part life.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ENG11IA032)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
FLIGHT CREW WENT TO OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYS FOR GROUND TAXI. THE SYS WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE AT THE TIME AND AN ACRID BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE SYS POWER WAS TURNED OFF. THE SYS WAS THEN DEACTIVED AND DEFERRED IAW MEL 30-6. NO FURTHER FLIGHTS FLOWN THAT DAY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.