| Hot News April 12, 2013 Ladies and Gentlemen, Cessna has issued Service Letter SEL-28-01 concerning possible fuel line leakage on numerous half inch fuel lines on some of our 2012 182T and 2012 T206H aircraft. If you are receiving this email you have one or more aircraft affected by this bulletin. Specific serial numbers can be verified from the attached bulletin. Cessna will cover the cost of compliance with this bulletin at any of their authorized Service Centers. If your contract maintenance facility is a Cessna Service Center the bulletin can be accomplished at the next 100hr or annual whichever occurs first. If your contract maintenance facility is not a Cessna Service Center the bulletin should be accomplished prior to the next 100hr or annual at your nearest Cessna Service Center. Please call if you need the location of a Cessna Service Center or have any questions. Thanks. February 20, 2013 Hydraulic Power Pack/Landing Gear System. Applies to 172RG, R182, TR182, FR182, 210N, T210N, 210R, T210R, P210N, P210R, and T303 airplanes To view the bulletin use the following link: CE-13-16; Title: Hydraulic Power Pack/Landing Gear System December 28, 2012 Ladies and Gentlemen, Cessna has released an additional chapter (4) to their 1996 and above C172, C182 and C206 (including turbos) maintenance manuals. The new chapter entitled “Replacement Time Limits” will give FAA mandatory replacement time limits for certain identified parts . October 30, 2012 Aviation OEMs, Garmin Aviation Service Centers and Owner/Operators of G500, G500H, G600, G900X, G950, G1000, G1000H, Cirrus Perspective, Embraer Prodigy Systems and GTN 6XX/7XX and GMS 200 units. October 30, 2012 Owner/Operators of Garmin - Integrated Flight Deck Systems, G500/G600 400W500W-series, GTN-series, and Garmin Dealers/Installers July 25, 2012 Jeppesen Nav Data updates June 15, 2012 Title: Navigation - Garmin G1000 Loading Updated Databases Applicable Aircraft: 172, 182 & 206 models May 18, 2012 Hartzell Engine Technologies Turbochargers May 15, 2012 Air Plains now has current Airplane Flight Manual Supplements available for our 172N, 172P and 172R aircraft that have an Air Plains 180HP engine conversion and gross weight increase STC April 13, 2012 Ladies and Gentlemen, Two of our old nemeses have reared their ugly heads again. 1. Improper door hinge pins in our older Cessna aircraft 2. Cessna 172 180 HP Gross Weight Increase tire pressures March 2, 2010 Cessna Fleet Service Customers In the past few days we have had a number of issues where the G1000 system tach time and other data that resides in the master configuration module being corrupted when a shop replaced a PFD display. Please follow the note in the Garmin Line Maintenance... February 22, 2010 Revision to the standby battery preflight test procedure November 17, 2009 We have become aware that some of our early 182T NAV III G1000 model aircraft may not have the 406 ELT Nav Interface connected to the aircraft's GPS. October 29, 2009 Under torqued lower wing strut attach bolt. June 24, 2009 Pilot's Operating Handbook and FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual, Revision for 182T and T182T Model a/c with NAVIII Avionics Option - GFC 7000 Autopilot April 17, 2009 Garmin G1000 Systems LPV and LNAV/VNAV Approaches with Three-Character Airport Identifiers March 12, 2009 The following procedure is recommended to break-in (seat the rings) a new or overhauled engine. February 10, 2009 Lubrication of the idler sprocket shaft on G1000 a/c. August 25, 2008 Cessna Service Newsletter SNL08-19: Garmin G1000 Series Flight Plan Sequencing Issue. Models affected: 172R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, T206H, 350, 400, 208 and 208B. Read here: SNL08-19 February 25, 2008 Cessna Service Newsletter, SNL08-3: Garmin G1000 Recommendations for Loading Jeppesen Navdata on Supplemental Data Cards. Models Affected: All Garmin G1000 equipped 182R, 172S, 182T, T182T, 206H, 350 and 400 airplanes Discussion: The purpose of this Service Newsletter is to transmit the attached Garmin Service Alert No. 0801: Supplemental Data Cards... October 19, 2007 NHQ/MXA recommends this course for all CAP pilots: http://flash.aopa.org/asf/agingaircraft/swf/flash.cfm? AIR SAFETY FOUNDATION DEBUTS AGING AIRCRAFT ONLINE COURSE With the average general aviation aircraft more than 30 years old, pilots and aircraft ownerseven those of newer airplanesshould pay special attention to the maintenance of their airplanes. To educate pilots, the AOPA... July 3, 2007 We have received several reports from the field that mag switches allowing the removal of the key while in the left, right or both positions may be the fault of the key and not the switch. In each report this condition was experienced while using duplicate keys. Anyone with a... June 19, 2007 G1000 Aircraft Starter Failure: Cessna has determined a low voltage condition on their G1000 aircraft may give the impression of starter failure. Proper voltage should be verified on any G1000 aircraft experiencing starter problems prior to replacing the starter. This issue will assume greater importance once our aircraft are beyond... | | |