2013 Hawker 400XP Technical Session

Bob Godshall
October 23, 2013

OEM Training In Support Of 14 CFR 65.93

(a) (4) ID# 2013400 (Exp. 12/31/2013)
Agenda

• Accomplishments

• Maintenance And Operational Issues

• Fleet Statistics

• Questions
 Accomplishments
• Model Communique Index
• AD 2013-03-07 Instrument Lighting
• Fire Bottle Squibs
• MSB 27-4100 PTA
• Tail Deice Power Contactor
• Nose Wheel MU300
• Standby Compass Calibration Procedures
• FMS Software Version 4.0
• Crew Oxygen Mask
• Mid-Fuselage MLG Uplock Fitting
• Model 400A Horizontal Stabilizer Rib Cracks
• Horizontal Stabilizer to Vertical Stabilizer Pivot Fitting Wear Tolerance
• Control Wheel Spares
• New PTA Inspection
• Generator Ground Fault Protection
• Pressurization Rate of Change
• Flap Cable Corrosion
 Recent Model Communique Index
The Past Four Model Communiqués (MC) From Beechcraft Corporation For
The 400 Series Of Aircraft

Publication
Number Publish Date Description(s)

• Operating on Wet or Contaminated

MC BJ-113 Mar. 2013 Runways
• Control Wheel Replacement Kit

MC BJ-114 June. 2013 • IFA Aircraft Substantial Modification

• NLG Torque Link Pin Lanyard

MC BJ-115 June. 2013 • Cabin Pressurization Rate of Change

Parameters

MC BJ-116 July. 2013 • PTA Temporary Revisions

• Generator Ground Fault Protection
 AD 2013-03-07 Instrument Lighting
Background: Beechcraft Released
MSB 33-4002 In October, 2010 Due
To A Wire Fault Resulting In A Short
Circuit To Ground At The 5-vdc
Output.

Resolution: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) Has Issued AD
2013-03-07 To Ensure Full
Compliance Of The MSB And The
Installation Of Kit 128-3600-0001.
− Previous Compliance Of MSB 33-
4002 Meets The Intent Of This AD.
Log Book Entry Is Required.
− If No Compliance To MSB 33-4002,
The AD Becomes Effective March
19, 2013 And The Owner/Operator
Will Have 400 Flight Hours Or 12
Months, Which Ever Occurs First To
Comply With The AD By Installing
Kit 128-3600-0001.
 Fire Bottle Squibs
Background: Beechcraft Has Received
Questions Regarding The Approved P/N Of
The Cartridges Used On Fire Bottle P/N
30400018-1/-3.
− Cartridge P/N 13083-5 Is Applicable To The
P/N 30400018-1/-3 Fire Bottles Installed On
The Model MU-300/400/400A. Replacement
Requirements Are Called Out In Chapter 4 /
Airworthiness Limitations Manual (ALM)
Resolution: Aftermarket Cartridges Are
Available That Carry An FAA PMA Approval.
− Not Approved By The Supplier Of The Bottle
Or Recommended By Becchcraft.
− If A PMA Part Is Used, The Requirements
For Replacement Should Refer To The PMA
Holder’s Limitations And Not The ALM.
− Pacific Scientific, Manufacturer Of The Fire
Bottle, Discourages Use Of Certain PMA
Approved Cartridges & Has Issued Service
Information Letter (SIL) No. 26-1121A To
Address Those Concerns Re-published In
Model Communique # 107 dated August,
2012
 MSB 27-4100 PTA 400 Series

Background: Beechcraft Learned Of A

Pitch Trim Actuators (PTA) Gimbal Nut
Threads Pulling Out
− PTA /Nut Was In The 4th OVH Cycle
− Wear Tolerances For Gimbal Nut To
Jack Screw Not Clear Enough
− Service Life Exposure May Exhibit Wear
At The ACME Nut/Jack Screw Interface

Resolution: Beechcraft Issued

Mandatory Service Bulletin (MSB) 27-
4100
− Remove & Replace Certain S/N
PTA’s (21 Commercial 5 Military)
− Beechcraft Stresses Importance Of
Lubrication Requirements And Visual
Inspections Carried Out During
Routine Maintenance
− Model Communique #106
PTA Inspection

Background: Two Additional Action

Items Came Out Of The
Investigation From MSB 27-4100
− Clarify Pitch Trim Actuator
Lubrication Requirements
− Add A New Requirement For A
Backlash Check To The Pitch Trim
Actuator

Resolution: Beechcraft Issued

Model Communique # 116
− Temporary Revisions No. 05-7, 12-
2, 27-3 And Increased Flight
Activity (IFA) Temporary Revisions
No. 05-2 and 12-1 That Are
Applicable To Model MU300’s,
400’s And 400A’s.
 Added Call Outs Not To Mix
Grease And Clarified What
Grease To Use
 Provided Detailed Procedure
For A Backlash Check Of The
PTA Every 400 Hrs.
 Tail Deice Power Contactor
Background: MOSFET Contactor May
Develop An Internal Short Circuit
– Condition Is Specific To Old Style (P/N 128-
384054-5/-7) Contactors
– Short Circuit May Cause Contactor To
Overheat
– Overheat May Render Contactor And
Associated Heating Element Unusable
– H STAB FAIL Annunciated In Cockpit Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) Contactor

Resolution: Recommended Service

Bulletin 30-4073
Recommends Installation Of Kit
128-3065-0001 To Modify System To
128-380102-0001 Contactors
Effectivity:
 All Model 400 Serials
 Model 400A, RK-1 Through RK-379
Model Communique # 102 Issued August 2011
Service Bulletin Released August 2011
Parts Available Through HBP&D
 Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin
(SAIB)
Background: The FAA Received
Notification Of A Field Report Of A H-
Stab De-Ice MOSFET Contactor,
Which Was Inoperative With An
Internal Short

Resolution: The FAA Recommends

That All Owners And Operators Of
Subject Airplanes Comply With The
Guidelines Outlined In
Recommended Service Bulletin SB
30-4073
− Kit 128-3065 Solid State
Contactor

Issued: March 11, 2013

Against: Model 400/400A -TX Aircraft
 Nose Wheel MU300

Is It a 400A Wheel Or A MU-300 Wheel?

Background: The Nose Wheel
Assembly P/N 5006450-4 Used On
Model MU-300 & Model 400 (RJ)
Is Difficult To Obtain & Is No
Longer Available As New

Resolution: Beechcraft Revised

Engineering To Allow 5006450-5
Assembly As Spares Alternate
Nose Wheel
− Used On The Model
400A/400XP
− The Only Difference Is Paint
Color (-4 Is Grey; -5 Is White)
− Announcement In Model
Communique #107

Note: Kit 400-8001-1 May Be Needed

 Standby Compass Calibration Procedures
Background: 400A Compass Calibration
Procedures May Not Support “Power
Off” Adjustments Within Specification
− Standby Compass Is Calibrated During
“Power On” Configuration
− “Power Off” Compass Heading Must Be
Within +/- 10 Degrees Of Aircraft Heading
− Internal Compass Compensation Not
Sufficient To Correct For “Power Off”
Deviation
− Applicable To The Model 400A Only

Resolution: Standby Compass

Calibration Procedure Revised
− New Procedure Requires Calibration In
“Power Off” Configuration
− A Dual Mode Compass Correction Card Is
Introduced With This Revision
− Kit 128-3418-0001 Provides Guidance
For Recalibration Of Model 400A Only
− Recommend Service Bulletin 34-4079
Issued August 2011
− Model Communique # 102 Released
August 2011
FMS Software Version 4.0

Background: Current 400XP Flight Management System (FMS) Is Not

Capable Of Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Or Localizer
Performance With Vertical Guidance (LPV)

Resolution: STC ST02325LA Upgrades FMS Software To Version 4.0

To Support WAAS And LPV

– Aircraft’s Pre-Modified Baseline System (Hardware) Must Meet STC

Prerequisites

– Capabilities When Used With GPS-4000S (HBC SB 34-3861 Rev 1) And

DBU-5000
• WAAS
• LPV
• XYZ Approaches
• RF Legs (Capability Available At Later Date)
• Data Load Time Improvements
• Step Down Fixes
• Other Minor Improvements
 Crew Oxygen Mask

Background: Customers Have

Requested Crew Oxygen Mask With
Comfort Fit Features

Resolution: Beechcraft Engineering

Has Approved B/E Aerospace Sweep-
on 2000 Mask With Comfort Fit
Feature

− Beechcraft P/N 128-380067-25

− Spares Alternate For HBC P/N
128-380067-5 and -15
− Parts Availability through HBP&D
− Model Communique # 104 Announces
Approval
 Mid-Fuselage MLG Uplock Fitting

Background: Mid-Fuselage MLG Uplock

Fitting (P/N 45AS33480) May Experience
Cracking Mid Fuselage
− Condition Found On Model 400T Fleet MLG Uplock Fitting
P/N 45A33480
− Design Is Similar To Model 400/400A

Resolution: Change In Material

Dimension And Installation Procedures
− Engineering Changes Affect All Models
− Chapter 5 Initial & Recurring Inspection
Tasks Have Been Revised
− New Fitting And Hardware Replacement
Considered Terminating Action For
Chapter 5 Recurring Inspection
− New Fitting P/N 128-430003-5 for L/H
and 128-430003-6 for R/H
− Model Communique # 104 Announces
Change
− Parts Available Through HBP&D
 400 Series Horizontal Stabilizer Rib Cracks

Background: Discovery Of
Cracks In The Horizontal
Stabilizer Ribs
− Isolated To The Junction Of Specific
Ribs And Stringers
− Beechcraft Engineering & FAA
Reviewing Field & Certification Data

NOTE

Model 400A Horizontal

Stabilizer Fatigue Test Article
Passed 54,000 Simulated
Flight Hours Of Testing Plus A
Residual Strength Evaluation
400 Series Horizontal Stabilizer Rib Cracks

Resolution: Multi-Path Approach

− Inspection Program Amendment

• Introduces New X-Ray / Borescope Inspection Requirement To The
Airworthiness Limitations Manual (ALM)
• Inspection Interval(s) - 7400 Flight Hour Initial / 2400 Flight Hour Subsequent
− Maintenance Manual Revision
• Incorporates HBC Recommended X-Ray / Borescope Inspection Procedures
And Equipment
− Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC) Revision
• Amends Horizontal Stabilizer Rib Part Numbers, Illustrations, and Effectivity
− Structural Repair Manual (SRM) Revision
• Amends Horizontal Stabilizer Rib Part Numbers, Illustrations And Material
Callouts
• Incorporates Horizontal Stabilizer Rib Crack / Location Criteria
• Incorporates New and Enhances Existing Horizontal Stabilizer Repair
Procedures
• Beechcraft Kit 128-6200 Referenced For Rib Replacement
• Incorporates Structural Modification Details For Borescope Access
− Beechcraft Service Bulletin And / Or FAA Airworthiness Directive Action
• Model Communique # 104 Announces ALM And Maintenance Manual Changes
• Recommended Service Bulletin 55-4071 Introduces Kit 128-6200-1
• FAA Airworthiness Directive Anticipated
 Pivot Fitting Wear Tolerance

Background: Beechcraft Identified

That There Were No Procedures
Published For The Horizontal
Stabilizer To Vertical Stabilizer Pivot
Fitting Wear Tolerance.

Resolution: Beechcraft Engineering

Has Developed Procedures For:
− Determining Wear Tolerances For
The Pivot Pin and Bushing Interface.
− Beechcraft Has Incorporated These
Procedures And Tolerances Into The
AMM.
− The Horizontal Stabilizer and Vertical
Stabilizer Pivot Bushings Removal
And Replacement Were Also
Incorporated Into The AMM.
− Announced in Model Communique
#104
− AMM Chapter 27-40-00
 Control Wheel Spares

Background: Two piece yoke

availability is becoming an issue

Resolution: Kit 128-5067-0001 and -

0003 provide single piece yoke
replacements
− Model Communique # 113 gives
details for application
Generator Ground Fault Protection
Background: Generator Ground
Fault Protection Most Common
Cause Of Start/Generator
Squawks

Resolution: Beechcraft Issued

Model Communique # 116
− Current Transformers For The Left
And Right Generators Have An
Arrow On Them With The
Abbreviation “GEN” Pointing In The
Direction Of The Generator Along
The Wiring Run That Passes
Through Them
− Do Not Disassemble The Current
Transformer
 Pass The Wires Through The
Current Transformer
− Check The Wires Of The X1 And
X2 Terminals For Fraying
 Frayed Wire Will Lead To A
Separated Wire That Will
Disable The Ground Fault
Detection System
PRESSURIZATION RATE OF CHANGE

Background: Common Squawks

Related To The Cabin Pressurization
Control System (CPCS) Is The Cabin
Altitude Rate Of Change (ROC)

Resolution: Beechcraft Issued

Model Communique # 115
− There Are Two ROC Parameters In The
Model 400A CPCS For Which There Are
Specific Tolerances
− ROC Tolerances Are 2500 ± 800 Ft/Min
At Maximum And 175 ± 125 Ft/Min At
Minimum And Depend Upon Rate Knob
Position And Selected Aircraft Altitude
− Initial ROC During Pre-Pressurization
(Takeoff Roll-Thrust Lever Movement)
Which Is Established At 1700 Ft/Min
(Plus Any Rate Change Established Due
To Initial Thrust Lever Movement)
Flap Cable Corrosion

Background: Wing Flap Cables

Have Experienced Separation
Due To Corrosion
– Discovered On Higher Time
Aircraft (6000+ Flight Hours)
– Caused By Moisture Ingress
Into Cable Ferrule
– Condition Unique To Center
Bellcrank Mechanism Only
Cable Ferrule

Resolution: Beechcraft initiated

an investigation for product
improvement
− Vendor Was Contacted And
Identified An Improved
Manufacture Procedure That
Will Help Prevent Corrosion
Maintenance & Operational Topics
• Collins Equipment Battery Life
• Link 2000+ (CPDLC)
• TCAS V7.1
• ADS-B OUT
• RVSM-FAA InFO 12001
• Nose Landing Gear Servicing
• Bleed Air Tube Assembly Improvement
• Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin MN-12-25
• Data Base Loading Requirements
• L3 Model FA2100 CVR/FDR Alert Bulletins
• Operating on Wet or Contaminated Runways
• Mobile Device Apps For IML
 COLLINS BATTERY LIFE
Background: Operators Have Experienced Incorrect Time & Date; Loss
Of Databases, Maintenance Data, And Barometric Information In
Rockwell Collins Flight Management Computers (FMCs), Maintenance
Diagnostics Computers (MDCs), And Air Data Computers (ADCs)
– The Battery In The FMC, MDC, And ADC’s Are In Use When No Power Is
Applied To The Avionics Buss
• Avionics Master Off Or IAPS Circuit Breaker Pulled
• The More The Aircraft Is In Use, The Longer The Batteries Will Last

Resolution: Collins Has Introduced Service Bulletins For The FMCs,

MDCs And ADCs
– Installs Dual Batteries In The FMC And MDC
– Upgrades Internal Circuitry In The ADC To Increase Battery Life
– Collins Has Also Issued Service Information Letters With Recommended
Battery Replacement Schedule

See Following Slides

 COLLINS FMC BATTERY LIFE

Rockwell Collins Issued Service Bulletin 25 And Service Information

Letter (SIL) FMC-XX00 SIL 13-1 in May 2013 (Supersedes FMC-XX00
SIL 11-1)
− Service Bulletin 25 Installs A Second FMC Battery
• Significantly Extends The Life Of The FMC Batteries
• Operators With Single Battery FMC Are Encouraged To Return Their FMC For
Installation Of SB 25
– Mod Chart On The FMC Handle Can Be Used To Determine If SB 25 Has Been
Installed On Your FMC Cards
− SIL 11-1 Provided Recommended replacement intervals for the FMC
batteries based upon the number of hours the aircraft was operated
− SIL 13-1 Provides Rockwell Collins’ Revised Recommended Battery
Replacement Intervals For FMC’s Equipped With Dual Batteries
• The Recommendation Is To Replace the Batteries Every Four Years
– Special Discounts On Exchange Units When For Battery Replacement Only
– Special Discounts For Battery Only Replacement In Your Own Units
 COLLINS MDC BATTERY LIFE

Rockwell Collins Issued Service Bulletin 27 And Service Bulletin 6

And Service Information Letter (SIL) MDC-X000 SIL 11-1

FLT. HOURS PER MDC-X000 SINGLE MDC-X000 Dual MDC-X110 MDC-X110

YEAR BATTERY LIFE BATTERY LIFE BATTERY BATTERY LIFE
YEARS YEARS LIFE YEARS YEARS
(SB 27) (SB 6)

0-250 3 6 3 6
250-450 4 7 4 7
450-700 6 9 6 9
700-900 7 10 7 10
900-2000 8 13 8 13

− Special Discounts On Exchange Units When For Battery Replacement Only

− Special Discounts For Battery Only Replacement In Your Own Units
 COLLINS ADC BATTERY LIFE

Rockwell Collins Issued Service Bulletin 6 And Service Information

Letter (SIL) ADC-XX/ADC-XXX/ADC-XXXX SIL 11-1

FLT. ADC-85/86/87/850() ADC-30X0 ADC-30X0 BATTERY LIFE

HOURS BATTERY LIFE BATTERY LIFE YEARS (INCLUDING SB 6)
PER YEAR YEARS YEARS

0-250 5 6 12
250-450 5 6 12

450-700 5 6 12
700-900 5 6 12
900-2000 5 6 12

− Special Discounts On Exchange Units When For Battery Replacement Only

− Special Discounts For Battery Only Replacement In Your Own Units
 LINK 2000+ / CONTROLLER-PILOT DATA
LINK COMMUNICATION (CPDLC)

Background: Link 2000+ Is The Eurocontrol Requirement For PM

CPDLC (Protected Mode Controller-Pilot Data Link Communication
– Required For Operation Above FL 285
• February 7, 2013 For New Aircraft
• February 5, 2015 For Retrofit
• December 31, 2012 For Request For Permanent Exemption
– Will Be Considered For “Aircraft Types For Which Re-engineering Costs Required
Would Be Disproportionate Due To Old Design”
Resolution: On Behalf Of Our Operators, Beechcraft Has Requested
Permanent Exemption For All Of Our Airplane Models
– Including Hawker 400A/400XP
• We’ve Received Written Confirmation From Eurocontrol Exemption Cell That Our
Exemption Request Has Been Granted For The 400A & 400XP
– Hawker/Beechcraft Airplanes Will Be Authorized To Fly Above FL285 After Feb 2015
Even Though Not Equipped With PM-CPDLC
 TCAS v7.1
Background: Operators Have Requested Ability To Update Their
TCAS to v7.1 Software
– Currently No FAA Requirement
• See FAA Information For Operators (InFO) 12010
– ICAO Annex 10 Requirement
• January 1, 2014 For New Aircraft
• January 1, 2017 For Existing Aircraft
– European Commission Has Mandated v7.1 Within European Union
Airspace Earlier Than Dates Stipulated By ICAO Annex 10
• March 1, 2012 For Aircraft >7,700kg (12,500lbs) Or ≥19 Passengers
• December 1, 2015 For Aircraft Certificated Prior To March 1, 2012 And
Equipped with v7.0

Resolution: Rockwell Collins AML STC ST00881WI-D

– Includes Hawker 400A & 400XP Equipped With TTR-920 Or TTR-4000
• Upgrades Collins TTR-920 Or TTR-4000 To Software v7.1
 ADS – B Out

Background: Regulatory Requirements Are Being Set For ADS – B

Out
– January 1, 2020 FAA Requirement
• If You Operate In Airspace That Requires A Mode C Or Mode S Transponder
– December 12, 2013 Australia
• Aircraft Operating At Or Above FL 290
– European Airspace
• January 8, 2015 For New Aircraft
• December 7, 2017 For Existing Aircraft

Resolution: Beechcraft Engineering Is Beginning Development Of

Solutions In 2014
– ADS-B Out Symposium Was Held On September 17, 2013 With Beechcraft
Suppliers To Look At Options
 RVSM-FAA InFO 12001

Background: FAA Issued InFO 12001 1/18/12 To Emphasize RVSM Flight

Planning Guidance Which States:
− “If Either The Operator Or The Aircraft Or Both Have Not Received RVSM
Authorization (Non-RVSM Aircraft) The Pilot Will Neither Request Nor Accept A
Clearance Into RVSM Airspace…”

Do I have the....
− Correct Owner/Operator Name And Address On The Pages Granting: RVSM,
MNPS, RNP Authorization?

− Correct "Responsible Contact" Named On The LOA With Correct Phone And
Email?

− Correct Home Base Declaration With Correct FSDO Or Supervising IFO

Assignment?

− Match Of Current Aircraft Registration Number And LOA Authorization

Document?
 RVSM-FAA InFO 12001

Recommended Actions: Program Managers, Directors Of Operations, Directors

Of Safety, Pilots, Dispatchers, Flight Planning Services And Flight Followers
Should Review The AIM Guidance Regarding RVSM Airspace.

− Be Knowledgeable Of Flight Planning Requirements And Do Not File An RVSM

Equipment/Capability Qualifier Unless Authorized And Capable Of Operations Into
RVSM Airspace.

− Operators Should Understand And Comply With The MEL Guidance For Inoperative
Items That Disqualify An Aircraft From RVSM Airspace Operations.

− Do Not Request Accommodation For Non-RVSM Operations In RVSM Airspace Unless

Meeting One Of The Permitted Exceptions Documented In Aim Section 4-6-10. If
Accommodated, Use Proper Phraseology And Never Indicate RVSM Capability In The
Equipment And Capabilities Field.

− Pilots Should Remember That Regardless Of Who Files The Flight Plan; The Pic Is
Responsible For Operating Within § 91.180 Including Correct Flight Plan Filing.
 Nose Landing Gear (NLG) Servicing
Background: Proper Servicing Of NLG
Hydraulic Fluid And Nitrogen Charge
Requires Removal Of The Strut Assembly
From The Aircraft
− Involves Removal Of Certain Avionics
Components
• Disturbs NLG Shimming
− Requires Post Installation Functional
Check
Resolution: Improved NLG Servicing
Provisions
− Beechcraft Engaged In Development Flow Fitting In Place Of
Tooling Plug
Work To Provide Better Servicing
Access
• Goal -
 Allow Full Servicing With NLG
Strut Installed In The Aircraft
 Incorporate Improvement Into
Aftermarket
Service Port
 Reduce Cost Of Operation
STC is certified, kits available Late 2013
 Bleed Air Tube Assembly Improvement

Background: Braiding Fracture On

Aft Fuselage Bleed Air Tube Bellows
Assembly
Current Configuration
− Conditioned Identified In
Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2001-
03-06, Effective March 22, 2001
• Requires 400 Hr Recurring
Inspection
− Applicable To:
• Model 400A (Including Hawker
400XP), All Serials
Resolution: Improved Bleed Air Tube
Bellows Assembly
− Beechcraft Engaged In Fractured Braiding
Development Work To Provide An
Improved Bellows Assembly Design,
With A Goal To:
• Provide Existing Operators With
An Alternate Means Of
Compliance (AMOC) For The AD
• Reduce Cost Of Operation
− STC is certified, kits available late
2013 Improved Bellows
 Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin
(SAIB)
Background: Rockwell Collins Has
Analyzed Several AAP-851 Altitude
Awareness Panels Associated With
Smoke In The Cockpit
– Cause was determined to be a varistor
protection device
– All materials are self-extinguishing and do not
pose a fire hazard
– The amount of smoke produced is not
significant
– Loss of function of the altitude awareness
panel does not prevent continued safe flight
– The FAA has concluded the airworthiness
concern is not an unsafe condition that would
warrant an Airworthiness Directive (AD)
Resolution: Installation of Rockwell
Collins Service Bulletin AAP-850/851-34-
3 dated January 18, 2012
– Revised February 9, 2012
– FAA Issued SAIB April 16, 2012 Against:
Model 400/400A and other OEM’s Equipped
with AAP-850/851
Database Loading Requirements

When Replacing The Maintenance Diagnostic Computer (MDC)

− Pilots Electronic Checklist Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP
• RK-1 Thru RK-23 Which Have Incorporated Kit 128-8001-1 (Landing
Weight Increase Kit) And RK-24 Thru RK-92
 The Above Aircraft Require P/N 98-30485/0800 Checklist
− Pilots Electronic Checklist Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP
• RK-93 To RK-117, RK-119 To RK-139, RK-45, RK-49 To RK-92 Which
Have Incorporated Kit 128-5025-1 (Takeoff Performance Improvement
Kit)
• RK-24 To RK-44 & RK-46 To RK-48 Which Have Incorporated Kit 128-
5025-3 (Takeoff Performance Improvement Kit)
• RK-1 To RK-23 Modified By Kits 128-8001-1 (Increased Landing
Weight) And Modified By Kit 128-5025-3 (Takeoff Performance
Improvement Kit)
 The Above Aircraft Require P/N 98-31035/1098 Checklist
− Pilots Electronic Checklist Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP
• RK-118, RK-140 And After
 The Above Aircraft Require P/N 98-32360/1098 Checklist

All Checklists Available For Download From Beechcraft.Com

 Database Loading Requirements

When Replacing The Maintenance Diagnostic Computer (MDC)

• Maintenance Diagnostic Table (MDT) For The Hawker Beechjet
400A/Hawker 400XP
− Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP
 RK 118, 140 And After The MDT Should Come Preloaded From Rockwell
Collins
 Aircraft That Were Originally Equipped With The AMS-850 System And
Modified By STC To The AMS-5000 System Also Come Preloaded From
Rockwell Collins
 AMS-850 Aircraft Did Not Have A Maintenance Diagnostic Computer MDC
(Diagnostics Resided In The Flight Management System (FMS))
 Be Sure And State Model Aircraft And Aircraft Serial Number When
Ordering A Replacement Maintenance Diagnostic Computer (MDC)
When Replacing The Flight Management Computer (FMC)
• Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP Serial Numbers RK 118, 140 And After
• The MDT Should Come Preloaded From Rockwell Collins
• Be Sure And State Model Aircraft When Ordering
− Only The Navigation Database Is Required To Load
 Type 3, P/N 815-7162-001 Rev B
 L-3 Alert Service Bulletins
• FA2100CVR SB 018 (Cockpit Voice Recorder)
• FA2100FDR SB 020 (Flight Data Recorder)
− Apply to Recorders Manufactured Between
December 2009 And December 2010
− Addresses A Non-Conforming Hardware Issue
− The Bulletins Address Specific Serial Numbers
− All Corrective Actions For This Issue Is Covered By L-3’s Warranty
− HBC Issued Model Communique # 109 Reminding Operators Of This
Issue
− Copies Of The Service Bulletins Can Also Be Obtained From WWW.L-
3AR.net
• Any Questions As to Applicability or Corrective Actions Please Contact:

Mr. Fred Wheeler

Supervisor – Product Support
L-3 Aviation Recorders
Sarasota, FL
Phone: 941-377-5546
E-Mail: fred.wheeler@l-3com.com
Operating on Wet or Contaminated Runways

Background: Questions From

Operators Requesting Clarification
On AFM Supplements 128-590001-
301, -291 And -329 Operating On
Wet Or Contaminated Runways
− All Supplements Are Applicable To
The 128-590001-167 AFM
Resolution: Beechcraft Issued
Model Communique # 113
− -301 Supplement Is The Only Wet
Or Contaminated Runway
Supplement That Can Be Used In
Conjunction With FAA Operation
Rules
− -329 and -291 Supplements Are
FAA Approved On Behalf Of EASA
And Intended For Aircraft
Operation In Accordance With
JAR-OPS 1
IFA

Background: MC No. 101, Issued July

2011 Advised Of HBC’s Position On
The Support Of HBC Airplanes
Modified By STC That Are Considered
Substantial And Developed Without
HBC Involvement Or Approval And
Would Not Be Supported

Resolution: Beechcraft Will No

Longer Approve Or Issue The IFA
Program To Any Airplane(s) That
Have Substantial Modification As
Described In Model Communique
#101 –See #114
− Airplanes That Were Previously
Operating Under IFA And Have Been
Substantially Modified As Described
In MC 101 No Longer Eligible For
The IFA Program
− All Previous Approvals Are Null And
Void Or The Affected Airplanes
Mobile Device Apps For IML

Background: Customers
Requested Mobile Device
Apps For Hawker Series
Manuals

Resolution: 400A/XP Series

IML Libraries Are Now
Available For iPad And
Android Devices

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Fleet Statistics

MODEL MU300 400 400A 400T(T-1A) 400T(TX) TOTALS

TOTAL BUILT 93 64 604 180 13 954

TOTAL IN SERVICE 63 54 592 178 13 900

TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS 622,576 436,414 2,647,928 1,665,240 84,674 5,456,832

TOTAL LANDINGS 612,209 382,341 2,441,111 2,523,243 46,381 6,005,285

AVG HRS PER MO 21.6 23.9 31.9 41 29.6

AVG LANDINGS PER MO 20 21 28 60 32.3

FLEET LEADER A075SA RJ-23 RK-56

HOURS 17,881 12,987 12,680

LANDINGS 15,603 10,882 10,859

Questions & Comments