Service difficulty report · None · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 24, 2008
Submitted
December 10, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
OMKR399L
Straight Flight LLC
Aircraft
N22430
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B2011
Aircraft time
9 hours, 4 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NEW ACFT FROM FACTORY. PERFORMED AD SEARCH DUE TO EXPORT REQUIREMENT DURING ANNUAL. FOUND NUMEROUS ADS SIGNED OFF AS COMPLIED WITH THAT WERE N/A TO ACFT. MANY LISTED PARTS THAT WERE SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED. CONTACTED CESSNA. WAS ASKED WHY WITH SO MANY NEW ACFT BEING RELEASED, NO ONE ELSE WAS COMPLAINING. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CONVERSATIONS AND SEVERAL CORRECTED LISTS, FINALLY HAD AN ACCEPTABLE LIST. 2 ADS WERE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR AND HAD BEEN ISSUED PRIOR TO THE ACFT BORN-ON DATE. STRAIGHT FLIGHT PMI BROUGHT INTO THE LOOP AND WANTED A SDR SUBMITTED. HE IS ALSO WORKING. EXPECT SERIES OF THESE CARAVANS TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM. THESE ACFT ARE NOT AIRWORTHY WITH FALSE AD LISTS.

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