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FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Certain Rotax Engines

Missing parts in recently manufactured powerplant drives agency’s action, which requires gearbox inspections.

Jonathan Welsh
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Jonathan Welsh

The Icon A5 is among many aircraft powered by the Rotax 912iS engine. [Credit: Icon Aircraft]

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) requiring inspections of certain Rotax 912 and 914 engines following the discovery of parts missing from one recently manufactured powerplant’s propeller gearbox that could potentially lead to accidents

“This AD was prompted by a report of an oil spray nozzle and certain screws that were not installed on the propeller gearbox,” the FAA said in a news release. “This AD requires a one-time visual inspection of the propeller gearbox to determine if the oil spray nozzle and certain screws are installed and, depending on the results, replacement of the propeller gearbox with a serviceable propeller gearbox.”

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is a private pilot and lifelong aviation enthusiast who has been a reporter, writer and columnist for 35 years. His career includes stints with the Wall Street Journal, Flying Magazine and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He recently returned to Firecrown to lead Aviation Consumer.