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SERVICE DOCUMENTS
Teledyne
Continental
documents are divided into six categories: (1)
Mandatory
Service Bulletin,
Service Bulletin, (3) Service Bulletin, (4)
Service Information Directive
Information Letter and (6) Special Service
Notice (SSN). See Section 1-5, "Related
Publications," for service document ordering
information.
SERVICE DOCUMENT CATEGORY
DEFINITIONS
CATEGORY 1: "MANDATORY SERVICE
BULLETIN" (MSB)- Service documents
relating to known or suspected hazards to
safety that have been incorporated in whole or
in part in an Airworthiness Directive (AD)
issued by the FAA or have been issued, at the
direction of FAA, by the manufacturer in order
to require compliance with an already issued
AD (or an equivalent issued by another
country's airworthiness authority).
CATEGORY 2: "CRITICAL SERVICE
BULLETIN" (CSB)- Service documents (not
included in Category 1) that have been
determined by the product manufacturer to
constitute a threat to continued safe operation
of an aircraft or to persons or property on the
ground unless some specific action (inspection,
repair, replacement, etc..) is taken by the
product owner or operator. Documents in this
category
may
Airworthiness Directive issued by the FAA.
CATEGORY 3: "SERVICE BULLETIN"
(SB)- Service documents (not included in
Categories 1 and 2) considered by the product
manufacturer
to
improvement to the inherent safety of an
aircraft or component of an aircraft.
"Service Bulletin" category also includes
updates
of
instructions
airworthiness.
CATEGORY
INFORMATION
Service documents (not included in Categories
1, 2 or 3) that have been determined by the
manufacturer
to
owner/operator in the use of a product by
enhancing safety, maintenance or economy.
.
Motors
service
(2)
Critical
(5) Service
be
incorporated
in
constitute
a
substantial
for
continued
4:
"SERVICE
DIRECTIVE"
(SID)-
be
of
value
to
CATEGORY
INFORMATION LETTER" (SIL)- This
category includes all information (not included
in Categories 1 through 4) that may be of use to
the owner/operator or maintainer of the aircraft.
CATEGORY 6 "SPECIAL SERVICE
NOTICE" (SSN)-TCM may issue a Special
Service Notice when a product condition can be
rectified by direct contact with each customer
to whom the product was delivered. Special
service notices will be upgraded to Service
Bulletins if confirmation of compliance with
the Special Service Notice cannot be verified
by TCM.
SERVICE REPORTS AND
INQUIRIES.
If for any reason you have an inquiry or require
technical assistance, contact your local TCM
distributor
Requests for copies of Teledyne Continental
Aircraft Engine service publications should be
made through your distributor or Teledyne
Continental Motors, P. 0. Box 90, Mobile, AL
36601, ATTN: Publications Sales Department.
ENGINE MODEL CODE
DESCRIPTION
TSIOL-550-C (x)
TS
I
O
an
L
550 Displacement in cubic inches
C
(x)
ENGINE DESIGN FEATURES
The TSIOL-550-C engine is a direct drive,
This
turbocharged, fuel injected, liquid cooled, six
cylinder
incorporating a wet sump and a runner type
induction system with an engine mounted
throttle body.
an
Introduction
5:
"SERVICE
or
TCM
field
representative.
Turbosupercharged
Fuel injected
Horizontally opposed
Liquid cooled
Model designation
Specification number
horizontally
opposed
engine
1-5
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