Pacific Aerospace Limited Airworthiness Directives

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2025-16-09

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Manufacturing defect in screws used inside the Pacific Scientific Company rotary buckle assembly (part numbers 1111475 and 1111548-01) could result in cracking and missing screw heads when under lo...

Effective: Sep 22, 2025 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 12 months of the effective date (September 22, 2025).

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

2024-26-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes and Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: The cracking on the buckle handle was caused by a material process issue and could result in occupants not being able to release the buckle in certain emergency landing conditions.

Effective: Mar 7, 2025 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes and Helicopters

2024-20-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

Unsafe Condition: A manufacturing defect in the screws used inside Pacific Scientific Company buckles P/N 1111475 (all dash numbers) and P/N 1111548-01, which are susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement due to imprope...

Effective: Nov 12, 2024 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Helicopters

2022-22-05

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Airworthiness Directives; NZSkydive Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pacific Aerospace Ltd.) Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Cracks can develop at the roll pin holes in aileron control chain sprockets with non-metallic sleeve inserts in the sprocket bore, affecting the integrity of the sprockets and potentially leading t...

Effective: Nov 9, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; NZSkydive Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Pacific Aerospace Ltd.) Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft flight control surface and actuator
Problem area Flight controls

2022-03-15

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Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The displayed fuel quantity can have an error as much as four gallons/fuel tank with the display indicating four gallons with an empty tank. In the context of this event, the end level effect is th...

Effective: Mar 21, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2021-23-19

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: insufficient separation of ground terminations for individual power sources and static grounds

Effective: Jan 11, 2022 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2021-23-16

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: chafing of the engine fuel feed line hoses with electrical wiring and the ignition exciter located forward of the engine firewall

Effective: Jan 11, 2022 Category: engine Compliance: Within 50 hours TIS or at the next annual inspection after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2021-21-10

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: chafing damage in the port wing skin caused by the fuel system finger filters

Effective: Dec 10, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 165 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft fuel pump, filter, valve, and lines
Problem area Fuel system

2021-21-11

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: insufficient clearance between the engine mount, the Beta control rod, and the inter-turbine temperature (ITT) sensing probe that could lead to chafing damage.

Effective: Dec 10, 2021 Category: engine Compliance: Within 165 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft turbine engine assembly
Problem area Engine

2021-20-20

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Failure of the installation of the wing leading edge tank fuel pickup assembly in a pre-stressed condition, which could cause cracks in the wing spar web or the fuel pickup assembly pipe.

Effective: Nov 22, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 165 hours time-in-service after the effective date of this AD

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Technical illustration of a riveted aircraft structural panel and frame
Problem area Airframe structure

2021-07-13

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Scientific Company Seat Restraint System Rotary Buckle Assemblies

Unsafe Condition: cracked buckle handles on certain buckles with a date of manufacture from November 2004 through May 2007, which can lead to a failure to release a strap when the buckle is rotated, particularly whe...

Effective: May 11, 2021 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 6 months

2020-16-20

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: incorrectly marked and annunciated low oil-pressure indication warnings

Effective: Sep 22, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 50 flight hours

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2020-17-08

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: insufficient electrical bonding of the wing lightning protection panels

Effective: Sep 14, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: within 30 days for aircraft approved to operate under IFR and within 60 days for aircraft not app...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2020-16-07

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The nose landing gear (NLG) and main landing gear (MLG) attachment bolts may not have the required dual retaining devices installed.

Effective: Sep 8, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 20 hours time-in-service or 30 days, whichever occurs first

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft landing gear and wheel assembly
Problem area Landing gear

2020-16-12

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: inadvertent fuel shut-off to the engine during the operation of the flaps due to the fuel and flap control levers being located too closely together.

Effective: Sep 8, 2020 Category: engine Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2020-16-16

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: The outer race of bearing P/N NA4901-2RSR migrating out of an aileron pivot fork on a control column of a 750XL aircraft.

Effective: Sep 7, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 10 hours TIS or 15 days, whichever occurs first.

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft flight control surface and actuator
Problem area Flight controls

2020-16-04

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Incorrectly assembled flap screw jack assemblies in service, which could cause failure of the flap screw jack and result in a failure of the flap actuator to fully extend the flaps during the compl...

Effective: Sep 2, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Before further flight

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2020-15-19

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: Ineffective sealant may fail to prevent fire propagation through the firewall, which could result in smoke or fire in the cockpit.

Effective: Aug 19, 2020 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within 3 months after August 19, 2020, or within 300 hours time-in-service after August 19, 2020,...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2019-06-11

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: non-compliant insulation lagging on the refrigerant hoses of the air-conditioning system

Effective: May 14, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: within 150 hours time-in-service after May 14, 2019

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

2019-03-02

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Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Unsafe Condition: It is possible that the elevator bellcrank pivot joint could be assembled with a bolt P/N AN4-20 that is a little too short, leaving threads inside the working area of the section of the joint.

Effective: Mar 28, 2019 Category: aircraft Compliance: Within the next 150 hours time-in-service after March 28, 2019, or within the next 12 months afte...

Why matched: Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Limited Airplanes

Technical illustration of an aircraft flight control surface and actuator
Problem area Flight controls

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