Falcon Winter 2008

• Falcon 50 Lateral Engine Mount Chafing
• CFE738 Inspection Programs
• Falcon 50 Full Motion Simulator with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
• Glass Box Project Solution for Falcon 2000 and 50EX Underway

Center latch on lower cowl bolt can chafe on main engine mount front face.

Falcon 50 Lateral Engine Mount Chafing

— Mark Goertzen

Duncan Aviation technicians have found a single chafe mark on the forward face of the lateral engine mounts caused by rubbing of the lower cowling center latch bolt. These chafe marks, if not caught in time, can be light enough to rub off the coating or possibly cause mount rejection. Dassault Engineering will need to be consulted for continuing airworthiness if damage is found. Turning the bolt on the #3 engine with the head facing the mount should give it clearance, but caution needs to be taken on the #1 engine before turning the bolt due to possible bolt to engine oil tank interference.

CFE738 Inspection Programs

— Lanny Renshaw

Honeywell recently issued an Engine Information Topic (CFE-2007-EIT-002) which can be found on the Honeywell website www.e-engines. honeywell.com, that addresses several temporary revisions for the Routine, Minor and Borescope inspection intervals. The temporary revisions are:

1. TR 5-30, Chapter 5-11-00 Time Limits.
2. TR’s 5-27, 5-28 and 5-29, Chapter 5-21-00 Engine Inspection Programs.
3. TR 72-178, Chapter 72-00-00 Inspection.
4. TR 72-179, Chapter 72-00-00 Inspection Contents.

For more information on these or any other related topics, please contact Lanny Renshaw in Lincoln at 800.228.4277 ext. 4246 or Ken Kuchenreuther in Battle Creek at 800.525.2376 ext. 8486.

Falcon 50 Full Motion Simulator with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21

— Joe Spring and Dave Pleskac

FlightSafety International will have a Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 Dassault Falcon 50 Full Motion Simulator at the Wilmington/Greater Philadelphia Learning Center. The simulator is scheduled to be operational by second quarter 2008 and will provide training for present and future Falcon 50 Pro Line 21 retrofit customers. Customers will have access to a full motion simulator designed specifically for Pro Line 21 retrofitted Falcon 50s.

Customers who are operating the standard Falcon 50 can continue attending Falcon 50 courses offered at the Dallas/Ft. Worth and Paris facilities.

For more information please contact Christine Madden, Product Marketing Manager, FlightSafety, at 302.221.4309 in Wilmington/Greater Philadelphia.

Duncan Aviation has completed 15 Pro Line 21 installations and believes Falcon 50 operators will continue to upgrade systems because of the value it brings to the aircraft while improving cockpit situational awareness.

Glass Box Project Solution for Falcon 2000 and 50EX Underway

— Andy Biller

Duncan Aviation and Rockwell Collins are developing an STC for installation of Pro Line 21 Flat-Panel LCD Displays in Falcon 2000 and 50EX models equipped with Pro Line 4. This 4 —> 21 conversion includes dual integrated IFIS with electronic charts, real-time graphic weather, enhanced maps and an excellent growth path. Both are planned for 2008 certification. Call Andy Biller at 800.228.4277 ext. 1604 for more information.

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