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The latest service bulletins will be posted on this page. Please return often to maintain your aircraft in the best possible fashion!
A Service Bulletin is the equivalent of an AD on a Certified Aircraft. In the Experimental Regulations, no channel exists for AD's, as such we call them Service Bulletins. A Service Letter is either a suggested change, or designed as an assistance to the owner for an area where multiple difficulties arise.
M1=Model 1 S5=Series 5 All M2=Model 2 S5=Series 5 Safari/Outback M3=Model 3 S5=Series 5 Voyager/Vixen M4=Model 2-1050 S6=Series 6 M4/C4=Model 4-1200 L=Lite M4=Model 4 Speedster L2=Lite² S7=Series 7
SERVICE ALERT #2001-01: WARP DRIVE PROPELLARS
SERVICE BULLETINS (Click Each Title For Link) |
DATE |
MODEL |
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7/14/1987 |
M1 with 3 Blade Prop | |
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12/27/1988 |
Serial #'s 0-300 | |
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3/15/1989 |
M1, M2 | |
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9/15/1989 |
M1, M2 Serial #'s 0-484 | |
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10/3/1989 |
M1, M2 (Prior to Bulletin) | |
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3/15/1990 |
582 & 532 Engines Serial #3799005 to 3799500 | |
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2/7/1991 |
M1, M2, M3 | |
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#7-Cotton Flux-MANDATORY |
9/3/1991 |
M3 & M4 Shipped between 04/01/91 to 09/01/91 |
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#8-Sloshing Compound-MANDATORY |
9/31/1999 |
ALL Models Shipped prior to 09/01/91 |
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#9-Flaperon Hangar Rib-MANDATORY |
9/12/1991 |
M1, M2, M3 |
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8/28/1991 |
United Kingdom Owners | |
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#10-Mandatory
Inspection and Suggested Replacement of Aluminum Wing Tanks |
1/1/91 |
All Models with Aluminum Wing Tanks |
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1/8/1992 |
All Models with Rotax 582 & 532 Engines | |
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1/29/1992 |
All Models with Rotax 912 Engines | |
| #11C-Rotax Carburetor Venting-MANDATORY |
1/8/1992 |
All Rotax Equipped Models |
| #12-Rotax 912 Throttle Cable |
12/21/1991 |
All Models with Rotax 912 Engines (Prior to this Bulletin) |
| #13-Not Used | NA | NA |
| #14-Not Used | NA | NA |
| #15-Not Used | NA | NA |
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6/10/1991 |
M1, M2 with KFM Engines | |
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6/10/1991 |
M3 with 582 Engines | |
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5/26/1992 |
M4 Speedster (Prior to this Bulletin) | |
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10/26/1992 |
Specific Rotax 912 Engines | |
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#20-Flaperon Mass Balance System-MANDATORY |
8/14/1992 |
All Models |
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#21-Flaperon Hinge Bearings-MANDATORY |
8/19/1992 |
M1, M2, M3 |
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#21A-Flaperon Hinge Bearings-MANDATORY |
8/28/1992 |
All Models (Prior to this Bulletin) |
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8/28/1992 |
All Models | |
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9/23/92 |
Rotax 912 Engines, Serial #4005177 to Engines prior to this Bulletin | |
| #24-Landing Gear Weldment |
10/8/1992 |
Aircraft Shipped between 9/3/92 & 10/1/92 |
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11/3/1992 |
M4 Wings (Short Flaperons) | |
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11/11/1992 |
Aircraft Manufactured between 09/01/92 & 10/16/92 | |
| #27-Capstrip Bulletin |
12/8/1992 |
Aircraft Manufactured between 08/92 an 11/92 |
| #28-Rudder Pedal Guide Pulley Safety Tab |
12/15/1992 |
M4, Serial #'s 1400-1722 |
| #29-Header Tank and Fuel Line Follow Up-MANDATORY |
12/8/1992 |
All Models (Prior to this Bulletin) |
| #30-Retractable Float Main Gear Mechanism-MANDATORY |
6/11/1993 |
All Kitfox™ Owners who Operate Retractable Floats 1100 series SN's 01L0492 - 44L093 |
| #31-Aircraft Identification Plates |
9/8/1993 |
All Models Manufactured between 5/91 & 8/93 |
| #32-Vixen Aft Elevator Control Tube |
9/8/1993 |
S5 Vixen Models SN: ECV001-ECV009, GCV010, HCV011, HCV012, ICV013-ICV015 |
| 33-Vixen Control Stick Pivot Connect Tube |
10/22/1993 |
S5 Vixen Models SN: ECV001-ECV009, GCV010, HCV011, HCV012, ICV013-ICV018, JCV019-JCV022 |
| #34-Possible Cracking of the .118 Windshield Used on Kitfox™ Speedster's |
5/1/1994 |
All M4 Speedsters and any Model with the PN 54030.000 polycarbonate windshield |
| #35-Inboard Flaperon Hinge Installation |
5/1/1994 |
All Models including S5 Vixen using M4 style flaperons with the symmetrical airfoil |
| #36-Vixen Web and Angle Kit |
4/1/94 |
All S5 Vixen Models |
| #37-Possible Cracking Vixen Nose Gear Fork-MANDATORY |
5/1/1994 |
All S5 Vixens |
| #38-Rudder Pedal Reinforcements-MANDATORY |
5/15/1994 |
S5 Vixens SN: DBT001, ECV001-ECV009, FCV008, GCV010, HCV011-HCV012, ICV013-ICV018, JCV019-JCV022, KCV024, LCV023, LCV025-LCV026, ADV027-ADV030 |
| #39-Rotax 912 Lubrication Systems |
8/25/1994 |
All M4 |
| #40-2-Stroke Cold Seizures |
12/8/1992 |
--THIS BULLETIN WAS NOT ISSUED |
| #41-Swaged Fittings on the Float Cross Brace Cables |
9/6/1994 |
All Float Equipped Models |
| #42-Possible Fuel Valve Leaking |
8/30/1994 |
All Models with PN 46018.000 fuel valve |
| #42A-Correction to SB-42 |
10/20/1994 |
All Models with PN 46018.000 and 47012.000 fuel valves |
| #43-Wing Lock Back Brace |
1/20/1995 |
S5 Taildraggers through 01/95 |
| #44-Rotax 912 Ignition Leads |
8/25/1995 |
All Rotax 912 Powered aircraft with Ignition Units Mounted to Engines |
| #45-Elevator Idler Bellcrank Mounting Bolt |
9/21/1995 |
M1, M2, M3 |
| #46-Rotax 912 Exhaust System from Aero Designs |
5/1/1997 |
All Pulsar I XP Models |
| #47-Cable Swaging Procedures |
4/17/1997 |
M4, S5 Vixen, S5 Models |
| #48-Fuel Tank Drains |
5/1/1997 |
All Pulsar Aircraft |
| #49-Rotax 912 Exhaust Systems |
5/1/1997 |
All Rotax 912 Powered Models |
| #50-Main Wing Spars |
8/18/1997 |
All Aero Design Pulsars |
| #51-Flap Clevis Attachment Rivets |
8/10/1998 |
All Pulsar III Models |
| #52-Nicopress Sleeves |
8/11/1998 |
All Kitfox™ Models |
| #53-Exhaust System Cracks |
8/20/1998 |
All Pulsar I with SkyStar SS Exhaust Systems |
| #54A-912ULS and 912UL Engine Installations |
4/03/2001 Revised 4/17/01 |
All Kitfox's using 912ULS and 912UL engine installation kits shipped prior to May of 2001 |
| #55-Series 5 Vixen/Voyager Tricycle Gear Aircraft | 12/1/2001 | All Series 5 Vixen/Voyager Tricycle Gear Aircraft |
| #56-Lite Fuel Pump Primer-MANDATORY |
1/11/2002 |
All Lite Aircraft |
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