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.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (6)
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.
Ignition · condenser · shortedJan 3, 2011
ENGINE WILL ROTATE WITH STARTER BUT WILL NOT START. ACFT ENGINE REPLACED WITH ENGINE IAW STC SA-703-GL, ENGINE O/H WITH NEW MAGNETO'S AND HAS NOW ACCUMULATED 32.7 HS. FOUND THE LT MAGNETO CONDENSOR FAILED. THIS ENGINE MODIFIED BY STC TO START ON LT MAGNETO ONLY, WITH THE LT MAGNETO CONDENSOR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Lights · connector · burnedJan 13, 2010
LANDING & TAXI LIGHTS INOP ON PRE-FLIGHT. FOUND COWLING CONNECTOR ASSY, COMPRISING PN S1637-3 & -4, PLUS POWER WIRE AND CONNECTOR PINS BURNED AND CONNECTOR MELTED. REPLACED CONNECTOR AND REMOVED BURNED POWER WIRE. OPS CHECK SAT. THIS CONDITION IS CAUSED BY LEAVING LANDING AND TAXI LIGHTS ON IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Starting · drive assy · failedNov 2, 2005
ON ENGINE START, STARTER DRIVE DID NOT DISENGAGE AND THE DRIVE GEARS SHEARED OFF, DAMAGING THE ENGINE RING GEAR. THE PILOT DID NOT DETECT THE FAILURE UNTIL LANDING AND TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Landing gear · disc · overheatedOct 21, 1997
UPON INSTALLATION OF NEW CLEVELAND BRAKE DISC AND LININGS ON RT MAIN WHEEL, ACFT WAS TAXIED FOR RUN-UP AND LOUD SQUEELING EMITTED FROM RT BRAKE. PAINT ON DISC DAMAGED LININGS AND CAUSED OVERHEATING. REMOVED PAINT FROM DISC WHERE PADS RIDE, INSTALLED NEW LININGS, CHECKED SATISFACTORILY. SUBMITTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Navigation · tube · meltedNov 14, 1996
DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT THE TWO WIRES FOR THE PITOT HEAT HAD CONTACTED AND MELTED 90 PERCENT OF THE WAY THROUGH THE PITOT POLYETHYLENE TUBE. MELTING OCCURRED ONE INCH ABOVE TUBE NUT ON TOP OF PITOT TUBE BODY. RECOMMENDATION: ROUTE WIRES AWAY FROM TUBE TO PREVENT WIRES FROM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
INSTALLED NEW MITCHELL TACHOMETER IN AIRCRAFT. NEXT MORNING, TACHOMETER WAS STICKING UNTIL A SHORT WARM-UP. THREE FLIGHTS LATER, STRIKING RECURRED. AT 21.1 TACHOMETER HOURS, STICKING OCCURRED AGAIN ALONG WITH ERRATIC READINGS. REPLACED MITCHELL TACHOMETER WITH RECONDITIONED AC UNIT, NO FURTHER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.