SAIB CE-01-43

SPECIAL

AIRWORTHINESS

INFORMATION

BULLETIN Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration No. CE-01-43 September 25, 2001 We post SAIBs on the internet at "av-info.faa.gov" This is information only. Recommendations are not mandatory.

Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts you, an owner or operator of a Dornier Do 27, Do 28, Do 128-6 or Do 228 series aircraft, of the possibility of unapproved parts being supplied for these Dornier airplanes.

Background Fairchild Dornier GmbH of Germany has notified the FAA that unapproved parts, which also might be accompanied by forged airworthiness certificates or papers, may have been supplied as airworthy parts.

Recommendation Although specific parts were not identified, the attached Dornier Customer Information letters, CI- 228-00-021 and CI-001, detail the source of these parts and Dornier's recommended action should these parts be encountered. The FAA is relaying this position of the type design holder and the German airworthiness authority and suggests that any parts obtained from the supplier named in the Dornier Customer Information be considered unapproved parts, regardless of accompanying documentation.

For Further Information Contact Fairchild Dornier GmbH Customer Support P.O. Box 11 03 D-82230 Wessling Germany Phone: (011) 49 81 53-30 0 Fax:(011) 49 81 53-30 29 01 Or:

Karl M. Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Project Support Branch (ACE-112), Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, telephone (816) 329-4146, fax: (816-329-4090, email: karl.schletzbaum@faa.gov

Dornier 228 FAIRCHILD→ DORNIER!

Customer Information Customer Support P. O. Box 1103 Phone (08153) 300 D-82230 Wessling Telefax (08153) 304463 Fed. Rep. of Germany Subject: Prevention of the installation of uncertified aircraft parts Information Within the scope of the police investigation of the Bavarian Bureau of Criminal Investigation regarding the theft of aircraft parts of Fairchild Domier the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA, was informed that in in connection with the resale of these parts numerous forgeries of certificates were detected.

For this reason we are pointing out that aircraft parts which were obtained from the company:

Goldt GbR Air Spare Support Ochsentrift 20, 29308 Bannetze could be accompanied by forged certificates.

It could also concern parts obtained from other sources of supplies if these other sources obtained such parts from the aforementioned company.

As the technical condition and the airworthiness status of such parts cannot be considered as non-critical without further investigation, the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA urgently recommended that these parts shall not be installed into aircraft.

For further investigation, the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA, asked all material departments which have obtained new or used aircraft parts from the aforementioned company to declare questionable certificates or. parts to the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA, Department B 3.

U.Jakob S.Reich Vice President Technical Support Manager, ISTI Process/Quality Model Dorier 228 Rev. No. No. C1-228-00-021 Rev. Date. Date of Issue Jul 20, 2001 Page _108 2

CI Dornier Do 27; Do 28; 128-6 FAIRCHILD DORNIER Customer information Customer Support P. O. Box 1103 Phone +49 (0) 8153 300 D-82230 Wessling Telefax +49 (0) 8153 304463 ' Fed. Rep. of Gerary Subject: Prevention of the installation of uncertified aircraft parts Information Within the scope of the police investigation of the Bavarian Bureau of Criminal Investigation regarding the theft of aircraft parts of Fairchild Domier the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA, was informed that in in connection with the resale of these parts numerous forgeries of certificates were detected.

For this reason we are pointing out that aircraft parts which were obtained from the company:

Goldt GbR Air Spare Support Ochsentrift 20, 29308 Bannetze could be accompanied by forged certificates.

It could also concern parts obtained from other sources of supplies if these other sources obtained such parts from the aforementioned company.

As the technical condition and the airworthiness status of such parts cannot be considered as non-critical without further investigation, the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA urgently recommended that these parts shall not be installed into aircraft.

For further investigation, the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA, asked all material departments which have obtained new or used aircraft parts from the aforementioned company to declare questionable certificates or. parts to the German Airworthiness Authority, LBA, Department B 3.

U.Jakob S.Reich Vice President Technical Support Manager, ISTI Process/Quality Model Do 27; Do 28; 128-6 Rev. No. No. C1 - 001 Rev. Date. Date of Issue Jul 20, 2001 Page 1 von 3