Stolen Equipment to watch out for

[Clive J]

A friend in Belgium has had his new aeroplane trashed by some low life. The aircraft, an Esqual was butchered in the theft as the thieves tried to cut the front off the plane. This happened only a few weeks after the aircrafts first flight. The theft was from EBST, St Truiden on the 25th of May
The Engine is a Jabiru 3300 serial # 559 (33A559), in short supply at the moment due to the activity in the US with the light sport aircraft category.
The EFIS Grand Rapids multi function displays serial # 45 + 46 (MFD-01-03001 45 and MFD-01-03002 46)
Belgium has a small aviation community so it is likely that the parts from this theft may appear elsewhere.
The full parts list is below with serial numbers. Much of it certified equipment so will be fully traceable. If you ever have any info to help contact me by this board and I'll give you the owners E mail address.




Full story also here
http://www.jabiru.flyer.co.uk/stolen.htm
Parts list:
Jabiru 3300 cc Engine 33A559
Electric Gyro Corp. Turn & Bank indicator 1394T100-7Z 2310-484
United Instruments, INC. Airspeed indicator (0-200 knots/250mph) 8025 185256
United Instruments, INC. Altimeter (-1,000 to 20,000 feet) 5934PM-3 432773
Garmin SL30 NavComm 013-00105-01 25902119
Garmin GTX330 Transponder Mode S 010-00230-01 84113957
Flightcom 403MC Intercom 403mc 9796
Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc. EFIS Horizon Series 1 Multi Function Display MFD-01-03001 45
Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc. EFIS Horizon Series 2 Multi Function Display MFD-01-03002 46
Grand Rapids Technologies, Inc. EIS6000 Engine monitor EIS-6000J 15873
VDO Trading AG RPM / hours indicator (0-4000 rpm) 999 165 009 021 449

[Julian Hensey]

Good luck in hunting them down.

Make sure you set up Ebay email alerts so if anything of those model numbers goes on Ebay you get an instant email alerting you to the fact so you can check whether it looks sus.

[BAe146s make me cry]

My sympathies to your friend. I'll make sure my friends and colleagues in the industry get this link. Hope you catch the bastards.

BAe146??

[NutLoose]

We suffered a similar thing with a brand new model Cessna 172R some years back..... that had part of the radio fit stolen and the whole aircraft was subjected to an axe attack............. there was only 2 panels left untouched, this was in a Hangar on a major Airport..

I have emailed your links to David Cockburn at the CAA, who is responsible for the Gazil magazine that is distributed country wise, hopefully he will post pictures and get the info out..........

My heart goes out to you, the one we had damaged although not personally owned by me was lovingly cared for by me over several years and was in a sense mine...

I hope they find these morons and the punishment fits the crime........ and some..

They obviously as ours did, knew what they were doing, which makes it worse, as how can anyone that flies, works on or with Aircraft, do such a thing to one baffles me..

I would let the manufactures know as well, they may filter back through the system when mods or updates are required..........



I will let the aviaonics people I deal with know

[GASCAN]

How can somebody do that? I hope the flees of a thousand camels infest the balls and there ar~e holes heal up!!

Gascan