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SERVICE LETTER List of Stolen ROTAX® Engines Type 912 And SL-912-013R15 / SL-914-011R15 SL-2ST-007R15 This SL revises SL-912-013R14/SL-914-011R14/SL-2ST-007R14 dated 08 March 2019 SERVICE LETTER List of stolen ROTAX® Engines Type 912 and 914 (Series) and 2-stroke Aircraft Engines ATA System: 00-00-00 General 1) Planning information To obtain satisfactory results, procedures specified in this publication must be accomplished with accepted methods in accordance with prevailing legal regulations. BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG cannot accept any responsibility for the quality of work performed in accomplishing the requirements of this publication. 1.1) Applicability All versions of ROTAX® engine types: Engine type Serial number 912 Series/Pre-production 914 Series/Pre-production 2-stroke UL-aircraft engines Series/Pre-production 2-stroke certified aircraft engines Series/Pre-production 1.2) Concurrent ASB/SB/SI and SL None. 1.3) Reason To inform the public of reportedly stolen ROTAX® aircraft engines. 1.4) Subject List of stolen ROTAX® Engines Type 912 and 914 (Series) and 2-stroke Aircraft Engines. 1.5) Approval The technical content of this document is approved under the authority of DOA ref. EASA.21J.048. 2) Material Information None. 3) Accomplishment/Instructions If there is any suspicion concerning the origin of an engine a check of the following list or an inquiry at the ROTAX® Authorized Distributor or their independent Service Centers is recom- mended. NOTE: The report of a stolen engine or type plate should be done directly at the ROTAX® Authorized Distributor or their independent Service Centers who will forward the infor- mation to ROTAX®. d06821.fm 13 March 2020 Current valid documentation see: 00-00-00 www.flyrotax.com Page 1 of 2 Copyright - BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG. All rights reserved. SL-912-013R15 / SL-914-011R15 SL-2ST-007R15 SERVICE LETTER 4) Appendix The following table (sorted by engine serial number) contains all the stolen engines reported to ROTAX®. NOTE: A new edition or a revision of this Service Letter will be published as required without any claim to completeness. The current documentation (current issue) or relevant revisions (replacement pages) will be provided on request by any ROTAX® authorized Distributor or their independent Service Centers in printed version or can be downloaded for free from the ROTAX® AIRCRAFT ENGINES Homepage www.flyrotax.com in electronic version. Translation into other languages might be performed in the course of language localization but does not lie within ROTAX® scope of responsibility. d06821.fm 13 March 2020 00-00-00 Page 2 of 2 Copyright - BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG. All rights reserved. List of stolen ROTAX® Engines of Type 912 and 914 (Series) and 2‐Stroke Aircraft Engines Date Engine Type Serial Number Place of Theft Country (dd.mm.yyyy) ROTAX 582 UL 4013780 Airfield Madrigalejo Del Monte Spain 14.02.2004 ROTAX 912 UL 4152761 Airfield Michelstadt Germany 09.05.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4152979 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4153337 n.a. Germany 17.04.2000 ROTAX 582 UL 4173091 Flugplatz Lüchow-Rehbeck Germany 23.11.2015 ROTAX 503 UL FAN 4296985 Airfield Vic sur Aisne France 02.04.1996 ROTAX 503 UL FAN 4340831 Airfield Fuenteovejuna, Cordoba Spain 24.02.2004 ROTAX 912 UL 4400368 Aero Club Bad Windsheim Germany 16.11.2005 ROTAX 912 UL 4400582 Mound, Minnesota United States 17.05.2011 United ROTAX 912 UL 4400622 Holmbeck Farm, Wing, Bucks 16.08.2016 Kingdom ROTAX 912 UL 4401192 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4401836 Airfield Damme Germany 26.02.2004 ROTAX 912 UL 4401841 Airfield Totana, Murcia Spain 21.02.2004 ROTAX 912 UL 4402457 Valdobbiadene Italy 20.04.2015 ROTAX 912 UL 4402593 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4402675 Airfield Schweighofen Germany 03.05.2005 ROTAX 912 UL 4402915 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4402925 Airfield Wallduern Germany 18.02.2004 ROTAX 912 UL 4402999 Campo de Vuelo de Ontur Spain 09.03.2013 ROTAX 912 UL 4403033 Calvari (GE) Italy 02.01.2012 ROTAX 912 UL 4403143 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4403411 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4403533 n.a. Belgium 24.06.2004 ROTAX 912 UL 4403637 Airfield Aalen/Elchingen Germany 01.12.2003 United ROTAX 912 UL 4403647 Sutton Meadows Airfield 28.01.2017 Kingdom ROTAX 912 UL 4404041 Flugplatz Werneuchen EDBW Germany 28.09.2015 Date Engine Type Serial Number Place of Theft Country (dd.mm.yyyy) ROTAX 912 UL 4404610 Aerocampo della Comina Italy 01.09.2003 ROTAX 912 UL 4405061 Campo de Vuelo de Ontur Spain 09.03.2013 United ROTAX 912 UL 4405823 Boughton South 08.07.2016 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 UL 4406116 Fenland Airfield 29.09.2016 Kingdom ROTAX 912 UL 4406150 Airfield Til Chatel France 18.03.2006 United ROTAX 912 UL 4406233 Fenland EGCL 30.09.2016 Kingdom ROTAX 912 UL 4406796 Aeri Club Alt Camp of Vallmoll Spain 23.03.2013 ROTAX 912 UL 4407113 n.a. France 01.05.2008 ROTAX 912 UL 4407675 n.a. France 01.05.2008 United ROTAX 912 UL 4407705 Sutton Meadows Airfield 28.01.2017 Kingdom ROTAX 912 UL 4407737 Aeri Club Alt Camp of Vallmoll Spain 23.03.2013 ROTAX 912 UL 4407755 Airfield De la Riviera Italy 28.09.2009 United ROTAX 912 UL 4407906 Yatesbury, Wilts 01.05.2009 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 UL 4408369 Sutton Meadows Airfield 28.01.2017 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 UL 4408694 Halwell Airfield 13.07.2017 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 UL 4408778 Sutton Meadows Airfield 28.01.2017 Kingdom ROTAX 912 UL 4409200 Flugplatz Mosbach Germany 05.05.2017 ROTAX 912 UL 4409254 Airfield Haderslev Denmark 29.06.2009 ROTAX 912 UL 4409826 Jesi Italy 17.04.2014 ROTAX 912 A 4410669 Aeri Club Alt Camp of Vallmoll Spain 23.03.2013 United ROTAX 914 UL 4417784 unknown 24.03.2015 Kingdom ROTAX 914 UL 4418020 n.a. France 01.05.2008 ROTAX 914 UL 4418780 La Montana, Alicante Spain 29.11.2008 ROTAX 914 F 4421069 Hilversum EHHV Airport Netherlands 29.09.2016 Czech ROTAX 912 ULS 4425147 Air Field Olomouc 05.06.2000 Republic ROTAX 912 ULS 4425320 Aerocampo della Comina Italy 01.09.2003 ROTAX 912 ULS 4425579 Charter Towers Airport QLD AUS Australia 18.03.2016 ROTAX 912 ULS 4425584 Airfield Michelstadt Germany 09.05.2003 ROTAX 912 ULS 4425841 Aeroclub Mantova Italy 01.07.2013 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426036 Jesi Italy 17.04.2014 Date Engine Type Serial Number Place of Theft Country (dd.mm.yyyy) ROTAX 912 ULS 4426178 Airfield Schweighofen Germany 03.05.2005 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426182 Aeroclub Mantova Italy 01.07.2013 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426237 Airfield Saarwellingen Germany 08.11.2004 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426311 Campo de Vuelo de Ontur Spain 09.03.2013 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426396 Airfield Aschaffenburg Germany 30.01.2002 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426797 Airfield Fly Team, Perugia Italy 01.07.2008 ROTAX 912 ULS 4426866 Stadtlohn Germany 31.12.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 4427292 Airfield Pirmasens Germany 13.12.2001 ROTAX 912 ULS 4427328 Airfield Santa Maria di Sala Italy 26.06.2013 ROTAX 912 ULS 4427465 Aerocampo della Comina Italy 01.09.2003 ROTAX 912 ULS 4427778 Airfield Requena, Valencia Spain 16.02.2004 United ROTAX 912 ULS 4427780 Aston 06.01.2020 Kingdom ROTAX 912 ULS 4427888 Airfield Hamm-Lippewiesen Germany 09.05.2005 ROTAX 912 ULS 4427923 Airfield Stadtlohn Germany 17.06.2007 United ROTAX 912 ULS 4427945 Otherton, Staffs 01.08.2009 Kingdom ROTAX 912 ULS 4428428 Airfield San Possidonio, Modena Italy 25.08.2010 ROTAX 912 ULS 4428540 Torrevieja, Alicante Spain 23.05.2009 ROTAX 912 ULS 4428637 Les Noyers, Paris France 02.02.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 4428783 Airfield Requena, Valencia Spain 16.02.2004 ROTAX 912 ULS 4428832 Jesi Italy 17.04.2014 ROTAX 912 ULS 4430010 Les Noyers, Paris France 02.02.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 4430035 Les Noyers, Paris France 20.02.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 4430036 Les Noyers, Paris France 02.02.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 4430330 n.a. Italy 01.09.2016 ROTAX 912 ULS 4430412 n.a. France 30.09.2007 ROTAX 582 UL 4556848 Airfield Vic sur Aisne France 02.04.1996 ROTAX 503 UL FAN 4795018 Airfield Madrigalejo Del Monte Spain 14.02.2004 ROTAX 912 S 4923277 Airfield Saulnot France 01.10.2012 United ROTAX 912 S 4923592 Defford, Worcs. 01.06.2009 Kingdom ROTAX 582 UL 5162215 Klipriver Airfield, Johannesburg South Africa 01.07.2012 Date Engine Type Serial Number Place of Theft Country (dd.mm.yyyy) ROTAX 582 UL 5236008 Flugplatz Lüchow-Rehbec Germany 23.11.2015 ROTAX 582 UL 5307127 Klipriver Airfield, Johannesburg South Africa 01.07.2012 Mod.99 ROTAX 582 UL United 5589442 Newnham Herts 18.02.2016 Mod.99 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 ULS 5643072 Benwick, March, Cambs 19.09.2016 Kingdom Russian ROTAX 912 ULS 5643491 Abakan 01.01.2014 Federation ROTAX 912 ULS 5643909 Aeri Club Alt Camp of Vallmoll Spain 23.03.2013 United ROTAX 912 ULS 5644103 Halwell Airfield 13.07.2017 Kingdom ROTAX 912 ULS 5644817 Aero Club Rothenburg o. d. T. Germany 08.11.2005 ROTAX 912 ULS 5645483 Nixa, Missouri United States 01.11.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 5645618 Aeri Club Alt Camp of Vallmoll Spain 23.03.2013 ROTAX 912 ULS 5645743 Airfield Pegaso, Venice Italy 13.08.2013 ROTAX 912 ULS 5645830 Aeri Club Alt Camp of Vallmoll Spain 23.03.2013 United ROTAX 912 ULS 5645911 Horseley Brook Farm 01.10.2015 Kingdom ROTAX 912 ULS 5645925 Airfield Muenster Germany 20.05.2006 United ROTAX 912 ULS 5645995 Stravhaven, Scotland 01.09.2010 Kingdom ROTAX 912 ULS 5645997 Les Noyers, Paris France 02.02.2007 ROTAX 912 ULS 5646116 Trosa flygklubb Sweden 01.04.2018 United ROTAX 912 ULS 5646471 Riby, NE Lincolnshire 12.03.2016 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 ULS 5646868 Halwell 20.09.2017 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 ULS 5647175 Audley End Airfield 26.09.2016 Kingdom United ROTAX 912 ULS 5647355 Otherton, Staffs
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