# Bombardier ROTAX-912 F3 - Type: Engine model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 09052 - Manufacturer (registry): BOMBARDIER - Model: ROTAX 912 F3 - Engine type: Reciprocating - Power: 81 hp - Installed in: 1 registered aircraft - Page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-912-f3 Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this engine model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (1) - [N856DF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N856DF): [Nassau County School Board](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASSAU%20COUNTY%20SCHOOL%20BOARD), [Fernandina Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fernandina%20Beach), built 1996, S/N 10170 ## NTSB investigations None matched to aircraft with this engine model. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to aircraft with this engine model. ## Service difficulty reports (43) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR CA180404021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA180404021), Mar 27, 2018: RISER. MISSING. (CAN) REPORTED BY OPERATOR, EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS DURING FLIGHT, PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD AND LAND, UPON INSPECTION ONE EXHAUST PIPE (RISER) WAS MISSIN - [SDR CA140925007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA140925007), Sep 25, 2014: ENGINE. SEIZED. (CAN) PILOT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE, THEN NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE STOPPED IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING, AT THE AIRPORT - [SDR CA140623002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA140623002), Jun 20, 2014: RISER. SHEARED. PILOT REPORT A LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE. ACFT RETURNED AND A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT. THE LT AFT EXHAUST RISER WAS FOUND SHEARED IN HALF. RT AFT RISER W - [SDR CA140505017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA140505017), May 5, 2014: EXHAUST DUCT. BROKEN. (CAN) AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOTS NOTICE ERRATIC ENGINE INDICATIONS. DURING THEIR COCKPIT MANAGEMENT THE STUDENT NOTICE SMOKE FROM THE COWLING. THE PILOTS NOTIFIED T - [SDR CA130716006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA130716006), Jul 16, 2013: PEDAL. LOOSE. (CAN) DURING A 200 HR INSPECTION THE RT PEDAL WAS FOUND LOOSE. A MORE IN DEPTH INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BUSHING ON THE INSIDE OF THE LOWER PART OF THE - [SDR CA130221010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA130221010), Feb 21, 2013: TUBE. SPLIT. (CAN) AFT WAS FOUND WITH RT MAIN TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT DURING THE WALKAROUND. ACFT HAD ALREADY HAD 2 FLIGHTS THAT DAY. WHEEL REMOVED AND FOUND TUBE TO HAVE A .5" - [SDR CA130221011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA130221011), Feb 21, 2013: TUBE. SPLIT. (CAN) AFTER LANDING AND TAWIING DOWN TAXIWAY, PILOT NOTICED HE HAD A RT FLAT TIRE. ACFT WAS BROUGHT INTO HANGAR, WHEEL REMOVED AND FOUND TUBE WITH A .1250" LONG - [SDR CA120404006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA120404006), Apr 4, 2012: TUBE. SPLIT. (CAN) ACFT TAXIED OUT TO RUNUP AREA AND THE RT MAIN TIRE SUDDENLY WENT COMPLETELY FLAT. UPON DISSASSEMBLY A .5" LONG SPLIT WAS FOUND IN THE SIDE OF THE TUBE. TH - [SDR CA120319007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA120319007), Mar 17, 2012: TUBE. SPLIT. (CAN) WHILE TAXIING OUT ON TAXIWAY THE RT TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL AND TIRE WERE REMOVED AND DISSASSEMBLED AND THE TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 2" LONG SP - [SDR CA111212002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA111212002), Dec 11, 2011: TUBE. SPLIT. (CAN) WHILE ACFT WAS TAXIING OUT ON TAXIWAY, THE LT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEN WHEEL DISSEMBLED TUBE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A .5 INCH LONG SPLIT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONG - [SDR CA110607013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA110607013), Jun 6, 2011: TUBE. SPLIT. AFTER LANDING PILOT DISCOVERED RT TIRE WAS FLAT. TIRE WAS REMOVED AND DISSASSEMBLED AND LARGE SPLIT FOUND IN TUBE (THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE). THIS HAS - [SDR CA110601006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA110601006), May 20, 2011: LIFTER. WORN. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION THE OWNER DISCOVERED UNUSUAL WEAR ON NR 2 EXHAUST LIFTER. THE LIFTER CONTACT SURFACE WAS FOUND TO BE WORN WITH PITTIN - [SDR CA110516011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA110516011), May 13, 2011: TUBE. FAILED. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING, THE PILOT FOUND THE ACFT PULLING TOWARD THE RT AND ENDED UP STOPPING IN GRASS BESIDE THE RUNWAY. FOUND THAT THE RT MAIN TIRE WAS COMPLET - [SDR CA110428015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA110428015), Feb 4, 2011: SUPPORT. WRONG PART. (CAN) NEW STARTER SUPPORT, END CAP, PN 264135, WAS FOUND TO HAVE A NEEDLE BEARING INSTALLED IN THE INSIDE BORE. THIS PART IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A BEARING AS T - [SDR CA110107005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA110107005), Jan 6, 2011: PIPE. WORN. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SPRINGS, WHICH HOLD THE EXHAUST MUFFLER ON, WERE RUBBING AGAINST THE RIGHT RADIATOR PIPE. PIPE WAS REMOVED FO - [SDR CA101126004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA101126004), Nov 24, 2010: IGNITION SWITCH. DAMAGED. ENGINE STARTED WHEN PROP WAS ROTATED TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AS PER POH. IGNITION SWITCH WAS OFF AND KEY REMOVED. IGNITION SWITCH FOUND TO HAVE CARBON TRACKING BETWE - [SDR CA100729002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA100729002), Jul 24, 2010: TUBE. CUT. FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING, THE ACFT SUFFERED A FLAT TIRE ON TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE WHEEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INNER TUBE WAS CUT - [SDR CA100726013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA100726013), Jul 21, 2010: LEG ASSY. FAILED. AFTER START-UP ON THE GRASS APRON, THE ACFT NLG FAILED AT THE AXLE WHILE TAXIING, 1 BLADE OF PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND AND TIP SEPARATED. - [SDR CA100907006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA100907006), Jun 11, 2010: BOLT. MISSING. DURING ANNUAL INSP, DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE FORE AND AFT PLAY IN RT WING, PN 22-5708-00-00WIP. MX RECORD REVIEW INDICATED THAT THE RT WING WAS REPLACED ON 4/25/09. - [SDR CA100601005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA100601005), May 5, 2010: COUPLING. DISCONNECTED. (CAN) PROP NOT CONTROLLABLE IN FLT AND WENT TO FULL COURSE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFT LANDED WITH OTHER ENGINE OPERATING. TESTING FOUND GOVERNOR DRIVE COUPLI - [SDR CA100208008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA100208008), Feb 3, 2010: BRACKET. LOOSE. (CAN) ELT DEPARTED MOUNTING BRACKET. THE CORRECT PIN BRACKET IS USED. MOUNTED IN THE FACTORY LOCATION. THE ELT WAS PLACED CORRECTLY IN THE BRACKET WITH THE LANY - [SDR CA100115003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA100115003), Jan 14, 2010: HOUSING. DAMAGED. (CAN) WHEN PERFORMING OTHER MX, OIL LINE FROM THE OIL PUMP TO THE GOVERNOR NEEDED TO BE LOOSENED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN THE OIL LINE BANJO BOLT TO THE SPEC - [SDR CA091021013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA091021013), Sep 23, 2009: THROTTLE CABLE. BROKEN. (CAN) TWO CONTROL CABLES ARE BOLTED TO A SINGLE THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER IN THE CABIN PEDESTAL. THESE INNER CABLES ARE THEN ROUTED THROUGH THEIR OWN RESPECTIVE OU - [SDR CA090806011](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA090806011), Aug 5, 2009: ENCODER. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN VHF COM WAS KEYED, THE MODE C ALTITUDE REPORTING WOULD JUMP BY 200 TO 500 FEET. REPLACED SSD120 ALTITUDE ENCODER WITH NEW SSD120 ENCODER CORRECTED DEFECT. - [SDR CA090812004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA090812004), Jul 30, 2009: OIL SYSTEM. LEAKING. A STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED AN OVERSHOOT OF THE RUNWAY AS REQUESTED BY TOWER AND EXPERIENCED ROUGH RUNNING ENG WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL THE ENG QUIT, S - [SDR CA081218001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA081218001), Dec 8, 2008: SKIN. CRACKED. (CAN) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, A 1 1/2 INCH LONG CRACK WAS NOTICED IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. TAP TESTING INDICATED POSSIBLE DELAMINAT - [SDR CA081212013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA081212013), Oct 6, 2008: SPLINE. CHIPPED. (CAN) METAL CHIP FOUND ON MAGNETIC PLUG DURING SERVICING. TRACED TO GEARBOX. GEARBOX REMOVED AND CHIP WAS FOUND TO BE FROM TOP SPLINE OF THE PROPSHAFT JUST ABOV - [SDR CA070911014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA070911014), Aug 16, 2007: RUDDER PEDAL. WORN. (CAN) THE LT PILOT SIDE RUDDER CABLE PASSES THROUGH A TUBE ON THE PILOT RUDDER PEDAL. THIS TUBE WEARS AWAY DUE TO CHAFING AND IS UNDETECTABLE UNTIL THE CABLE HA - [SDR CA060124005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA060124005), Jan 18, 2006: ARM. CRACKED. (CAN) ENGINE RECIEVED FOR OVERHAUL WITH AIRBOX INSTALLED. THE CARB DRIP TRAYS ARE CONNECTED TO THE AIRBOX BY A SUPPORT ARM WITH TWO SCREWS HOLDING THE TRAYS ONT - [SDR CA050301002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA050301002), Mar 1, 2005: SPRAG CLUTCH. LOOSE. (CAN) ENG WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL OIL LEAKS AND HARD STARTING. DURING INSP IT WAS NOTED THAT CRANKCASE SEALANT WAS NOT IAW MFG REC. SEALANT HAD RUBBERY/SILICO - [SDR CA041122002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA041122002), Nov 14, 2004: ENGINE. FAILED. (CAN) SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE. ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO MISSON FINAL AND WAS SHUT DOWN. - [SDR CA031223006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA031223006), Dec 19, 2003: SOCKET. CRACKED. (CAN) A CRACKED DEVELOPED AROUND APPROX. .5000 THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SOCKET ABOUT .2500 INCH BEYOND THE TREADS. THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK IS APPROX. COINCIDE - [SDR CA031008003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA031008003), Oct 6, 2003: DIAPHRAGM. SWOLLEN. (CAN) WHEN THE CARB WAS DISASSEMBLED THE DIAPHRAGM WAS FOUND TO HAVE SWOLLEN AND WAS BUBBLED UP WHEN INSTALLED IN THE CARBURETOR. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATES PRIMARIL - [SDR CA031008004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA031008004), Oct 6, 2003: DIAPHRAGM. SWOLLEN. (CAN) WHEN THE CARBURETOR WAS DISASSEMBLED THE DIAPHRAGM WAS FOUND TO BE SWOLLEN AND WHEN INSTALLED IN THE CARBURETOR IT DID NOT SEAT PROPERLY. THE AIRCRAFT IS - [SDR CA030411006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA030411006), Apr 8, 2003: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. (CAN) WHILE INVESTIGATING A PREVIOUS RUDDER CABLE FAILURE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OVAL SLEEVE ON THE LT OUTBOARD RUDDER CABLE, AT THE RUDDER PEDAL END, WAS I - [SDR CA030404010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA030404010), Apr 4, 2003: SLEEVE. INOPERATIVE. (CAN) WHEN RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO RECOVER FROM A LEFT HAND SPIN A BANG WAS HEARD. THE PILOT FLYINGS (FROM THE RIGHT SEAT) RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL FOLDED TO THE - [SDR CA030207006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA030207006), Feb 7, 2003: CYLINDER. DAMAGED. (CAN) WHILE ESTABLISHED IN CRUISE FLIGHT A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READ 0 PSI. THROT - [SDR CA021217003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA021217003), Dec 15, 2002: SPRING. BROKEN. (CAN) THE RT SIDE CANOPY SPRING FAILED AT THE LOWER ATTACH POINT. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY OCCURING AROUND 800-1000 HOURS OPERATION. - [SDR CA021112005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA021112005), Oct 30, 2002: CLUTCH. SLIPPED. (CAN) AFTER TAKE OFF, ON GO AROUND ENG SEEMED TO SURGE & SLIGHTLY OVERSPEED. STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION AND DURING A COUPLE WEEKS DEGRADED. STARTED SU - [SDR CA020514003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020514003), May 10, 2002: NEEDLE. WORN. (CAN) NEEDLE POSTION 3 WAS FOUND TO BE WORN TO 3/32 AN INCH. - [SDR CA020507003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020507003), Apr 12, 2002: ENGINE. FAILED. (CAN) -PILOT REPORTED 'PROP NOT CYCLING DURING RUN-UP, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL'.- LINEMAN ATTEMPTED RUN-UP & TRIED TO REACH MAX RPM'S & CYCLE PROP. ENGINE REPORT - [SDR CA020409001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020409001), Mar 24, 2002: O-RING. FAILED. (CAN) PROP REPLACED ON AIRCRAFT AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING PROPELLER CONTROL SYSTEM AND INSPECTING OIL PUMP AND LINES. NO DEFECTS FOUND IN PUMP, LINES OR WITH GOVERN - [SDR CA020221019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA020221019), Feb 18, 2002: EXHAUST VALVE. CHIPPED. (CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. WHEN THE POWER SETTING WAS REDUCED TO ESTABLISH THE AIRCRAFT ON A DOWNWIND LEG --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.