Service difficulty report · Aneroid

Difficulty date
February 12, 2020
Submitted
February 12, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Part
Aneroid
Part number
E45C47
Part serial
6316
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Empenage
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WE HAVE ORDERED 4 NEW PARTS FROM VARIOUS VENDORS AND WITH VARIOUS ORIGIN 8130-3S THAT ALL ARE NOT MEETING MANUFACTURER`S SPEC. THERE PARTS WERE ALL ORDERED BTW 10/5/18 AND 10/20/18. WE HAVE HAD THE PARTS IN QUESTION TESTED BY TWO INDEPENDENT VENDORS AS A 3RD PARTY AND ALL TESTING HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE UNITS WERE IN FACT FAULTY. 3 OF THESE UNITS ORIGINATED FROM THE BATCH AND 8130-3 FROM BOMBARDIER LEARJET. HOWEVER, ONE OF THESE PARTS WERE FROM ANOTHER BATCH WITH AN 8130-3 FORM FROM GLOBALPARTS AERO. WITH THESE PARTS ALL BEING NEW PARTS AND ORIGINATING FROM DIFFERENT VENDORS/BATCHES, THERE IS CAUSE FOR CONCERN. THE PROBLEM WAS ALREADY COMMUNICATED TO BOMBARDIER CUSTOMER SUPPORT ENGINEERING AND INVESTIGATION BY BOMBARDIER IS ONGOING. SPECIFIC PART INFORMATION: S/N 6316, 6318, AND 6319 FORM 8130-3 FROM LEARJET INC DATED 21 FEB 2018 WO 5016441958. S/N 6256 FORM 8130-3 FROM GLOBAL PARTS INC DBA GLOBALPARTS AERO DATED 20 MAR 2017 WO 104275