Suspected Unapproved Parts Details
Steel spring main
landing gear
assemblies
Information received during a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspected unapproved parts (SUP) investigation indicated that TD Aerospace Machine, Inc. manufactured and sold titanium spring main landing gear assemblies, part numbers XP0741001-77 & -88, and steel spring main landing gear assemblies, part numbers PP0741001-7 & -8 without FAA approval.
TD Aerospace Machine, owned by Thomas R. Anderson, is located at the physical address:
474 Highline Drive #B East, East Wenatchee, WA 98802, and mailing address: 331 Valley Mall Pkwy #388, East Wenatchee, WA 98802. Mr. Anderson previously owned XP Modifications of Arlington, WA, which had FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) in conjunction with the STC’s listed below. PMA was cancelled for XP Modifications on March 4, 2008.
# STC SA2359NM: Installation of tail wheel assembly.
# STC SA00800SE: Installation of modified main landing gear assembly.
# STC SA01087SE: Installation of titanium main landing gear assembly in accordance with XP Modifications, Inc. Master Drawing List XP010101MDL, Revision A, dated January 28, 2003, or later FAA approved revision.
# STC SA00728SE: Installation of a Continental IO-360-C, -K, or -KB engine, a McCauley 1B235/DFC 7846 fixed pitch propeller or McCauley 2A34C203-90DCA8 constant speed propeller.
