Summary of Other FAA Notifications

Summary of Other FAA Notifications
Document No. Document Type Description
AC-20-37E FAA Advisory Circular This advisory circular (AC)

provides information and
describes Maintenance
procedures for service personnel
to minimize failures and extend
the service life of aluminum alloy
aircraft propellers.
No. 97-012 Unapproved Parts Notification The purpose of this notification

is to advise all aircraft owners,
operators, maintenance
organizations, parts suppliers, and
distributors regarding propellers
improperly maintained, altered, or
approved for return to service by
Thunderbird Propellers, Inc.
(Thunderbird), 5410 N. Rockwell,
Bethany, OK 73008. Thunderbird
previously held Air Agency
Certificate No. IG2R897K.
No. 99-147 Unapproved Parts Notification This notice is to advise all aircraft
owners, operators, maintenance
entities, and parts suppliers and
distributors that certain Hartzell
aluminum propeller blades
overhauled by Precision Propeller,
Inc. (Air Agency Certificate
#AZER344C), Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, may not have been
overhauled in accordance with
the manufacturer’s overhaul
manual. Evidence also exists that
during maintenance or overhaul
of Hartzell propellers, Precision
Propeller, Inc., did not accomplish
all requirements of Airworthiness
Directive (AD) 77-12-06 and
Hartzell Service Bulletin 118D.
operators, manufacturers,
maintenance organizations,
and parts distributors regarding
propellers maintained by T and
W Propellers, Inc. (T and W),
7000 Merrill Avenue, Building E3,
#50, Chino, CA 91710. T and W
previously held Air Agency
Certificate No. T6WR776N.
Revision 9 Page 1 of 8
Sep 24/10

Millennium Propeller Systems, Inc.
(Millennium), located at 780 Ferris
Road, Hanger 105, Lancaster, TX
75146
organizations, manufacturers,
and parts distributors regarding
improper maintenance performed
on aircraft propellers and propeller
governors.
Between December 2003 and

May 2004, Prop Center, located
at 1985 North Marshall Avenue,
#107, El Cajon, CA 92020,
improperly maintained and
approved for return to service
propellers and propeller governors
applicable to various types of
aircraft. Prop Center previously
held Air Agency Certificate No.
PC7R081J, with limited propeller
and accessory ratings.
Oxford Aviation Services, Limited,
d/b/a CSE Aviation (CSE), located
at Oxfort, Airport, Kidlington,
Oxford, OX5 1RA, United
Kingdom
No. ANE-99-23 Special Airworthiness Information The purpose of this Special
Bulletin Airworthiness Information Bulletin
(SAIB) is to alert owners/operators
of Piper PA-44-180 and Raytheon
(Beech) 76 aircraft of possible hub
arm failure. This SAIB is issued for
informational purposes only and
any recommendation for corrective
action is not mandatory.
Sep 24/10
No. ACE-99-35 Special Airworthiness Information A recent propeller repair station

Bulletin audit has revealed that certain
blade face alignment, chordwise
and thickness inspections were
not properly accomplished
in accordance with the
manufacturer’s propeller overhaul
manual procedures. This
discovery has prompted an
investigation to gather data so
that it can be determined whether
an airworthiness directive is
required. There have been no
reports of propeller failures;
however, a propeller blade failure
can result in the loss of aircraft
control. This is considered a
significant safety issue and all
owners/operators are requested
to report any problems with
propellers that were overhauled by
Santa Monica Propeller Service,
Inc. between the dates January
1997 to March 1999. Santa
Monica PropellerService, Inc.
is located at 3135 Donald
Douglas Loop South, Santa
Monica, California 90405;
Telephone (310) 390-6233, (800)
421-9995, Facsimile (310) 398-
3471. This Special Airworthiness
Information Bulletin (SAIB) is
applicable to owners/operators
of all Hartzell and McCauley
Propeller models that have
had their respective propellers
overhauled by Santa Monica
Propeller Service, Inc during
this time period. Please review
the attached compiled listing of
identified propeller models and
serial numbers to determine if
this SAIB is applicable. This is
not an exhaustive list as there
may be other propellers that were
overhauled by Santa Monica
Propeller Service, Inc. not listed in
this SAIB.
Sep 24/10
No. NE-01-19 Special Airworthiness Information The FAA revoked Southern

Bulletin California Propeller Service’s
(SCPS) certificate (# VXSR617L)
as a propeller repair station, on
June 16, 1998, for performing
improper maintenance and
overhauls. These improper
overhauls show corrosion signs,
which could serve as the point
of origin for cracks, and fatigue
cracks that could propagate to
blade failure, resulting in the loss
of aircraft control.
No. NE-06-13 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness
Bulletin Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts
you, owners, operators, pilots,
mechanics, and certificated repair
facilities of all turboprop airplanes
using propellers with four or more
blades, to check propeller idle
RPM settings and any propeller
RPM restrictions or limitations,
and to adhere to the propeller
RPM restrictions or limitations.
We recently learned of several
turboprop aircraft with engine idle
speeds set within the propeller
restricted RPM range, which could
become a potential safety of flight
issue.
No. NE-07-53 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness
you, owners, operators, and
certificated repair facilities of
any aircraft equipped with any
propeller, inspected or overhauled
by Desert Aircraft Blade Service
(Air Agency Certificate No.
D9BR993J), of potential propeller
nonconformities that might exist.
A field service difficulty report
concerning two Hartzell Propeller
Inc. model HC-92ZK-2B two-
bladed propellers (S/Ns 1349F
and 1350F) installed on a Piper
PA-23-23 airplane. The airplane
was ground run and the mechanic
noted there was an unusual
vibration.
Sep 24/10
NE-08-18 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness

mechanics, and certificated
repair facilities of the potential for
propeller failure due to high
vibratory stress induced by worn
or improper engine crankshaft
dampers.
stations of concerns for potential
propeller failures, aircraft
damage, and potential loss of
aircraft control for certain untested
propellers installed on
experimental aircraft.
Bulletin Information Bulletin (SAIB)
alerts owners, operators, pilots,
facilities of concerns for possible
failures of variable pitch propellers
due to inadequate propeller
maintenance.
repair facilities of the potential for
propeller failures on piston engine
aircraft due to prolonged operation
in a restricted RPM (revolutions
per minute) range as a result of
inaccurate tachometers, missing
or improper tachometer markings,
or missing or improper instrument
panel placards.
Bulletin Information Bulletin (SAIB)
alerts you, owners, operators,
repair stations of recommended
procedures for a “propeller search
inspection” or “general visual
inspection” and performance of
“cosmetic repairs”.
Sep 24/10

you, (owners, operators, and
certificated repair facilities) of
any propeller, or any propeller
component parts, repaired,
inspected, or overhauled by
Western Aircraft Propeller Service,
Inc. (Air Agency Certificate
#FQ6R544N) of potential
nonconformities that might exist.
We have received field service
difficulty reports concerning two
Hartzell Propeller, Inc. model
PHC-C3YF-2UF (S/Ns EB1176
and EB1178) propellers installed
on a Hawker Beechcraft Baron
Model E55 airplane. We evaluated
the propellers based on an owner
complaint that his propellers were
improperly overhauled. At this
time, the airworthiness concern is
not an unsafe condition that would
warrant airworthiness directive
(AD) action under Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (14
CFR) part 39.
Sep 24/10
NE-09-48 Rev. 1 Special Airworthiness Information This revised Special Airworthiness

you, owners, operators, and
certificated repair facilities, of
any propeller, or any propeller
component parts, repaired,
inspected, or overhauled by
Western Aircraft Propeller Service,
Inc. (WAP) (Air Agency
Certificate #FQ6R544N) of a
revision to SAIB NE-09-48. At this
time, the airworthiness concern is
not an unsafe condition that would
warrant airworthiness directive
action under Title 14 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 39. Since the original SAIB
was issued, WAP worked diligently
to address the concerns reflected
in SAIB NE-09-48 by recertifying
its personnel in Non-Destructive
Testing and calibrating some of its
instruments. As of the date of this
SAIB revision, the FAA has found
that WAP is fully qualified to
exercise the privileges of ts former
limited ratings for McCauley
200/300/400 series threadless
compact propellers and for
non-destructive inspection, testing,
and processing. Furthermore, the
FAA has issued a limited propeller
rating to WAP that recognizes
WAP’s authority to use a capability
list, and has revised WAP’s
Operations Specifications
accordingly. Capability list
authority provides WAP with the
immediate ability to add articles
to its capability list in accordance
with its FAAaccepted manual
procedures.
Sep 24/10
CE-06-62 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness

you of an airworthiness concern
regarding Piper Models
PA-28R-200 Arrow, serial numbers
28R-35001 through 28R-35820 or
28R-7135001 through
28R-7135229; and PA-28R-200
Arrow II serial numbers
28R-7235001 through
28R-7635545 airplanes. This SAIB
explains and clarifies information
between the requirements of
AD 2002-09-08 andPiper
Service Bulletin 1164 concerning
remarking of the tachometer
to avoid continuous operation
between 2,000 and 2,350
revolutions per minute (rpm).
operators, pilots, and aircraft
manufacturers of concerns for an
optimum response to a propeller
overspeed in piston engine aircraft
with variable pitch propellers.
At this time, the airworthiness
concern is not an unsafe condition
that would warrant airworthiness
directive (AD) action under Title
14 of the Code of Federal Aviation
Regulations (14 CFR) part 39.
type certificate, amended type
certificate, and supplemental
type certificate applicants of an
airworthiness concern regarding
the issue of fluid flammability for
TKS fluid.
Sep 24/10

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Document No. Document Type Description

AC-20-37E FAA Advisory Circular This advisory circular (AC)

No. 97-012 Unapproved Parts Notification The purpose of this notification

No. 2004-00041 Unapproved Parts Notification The purpose of this notification

Between December 2003 and

No. ACE-99-35 Special Airworthiness Information A recent propeller repair station

No. NE-01-19 Special Airworthiness Information The FAA revoked Southern

NE-08-18 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness

NE-09-48 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness

NE-09-48 Rev. 1 Special Airworthiness Information This revised Special Airworthiness

CE-06-62 Special Airworthiness Information This Special Airworthiness

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