Plane Sense 10 Accessing Maintenance Alerts maintenance Alerts Contact Information  Background Maintenance specialists review the reports and select  pertinent items for publication in the Maintenance  Alerts. The information is brief and advisory and compliance is not mandatory. However, the informa- tion is intended to alert you to service experience,  and, when applicable, direct your attention to the  manufacturer’s recommended corrective action. Aircraft owners, pilots, and mechanics are urged to  report all service problems promptly, using FAA Form 8010-4 or any other form or format. You may  obtain a copy of the form from any FSDO. No postage  is required.  FAA Form 8010-4 is also available in a fillable  PDF format on the FAA website at  http://forms.faa.gov/forms/faa8010-4.pdf for mailing, or it can be submitted electronically on the FAA website at www.faa.gov.  Figure 10-1 at the end of this chapter is a sample FAA Form 8010-4. The FAA publishes AC 43-16 (as revised), Aviation  Maintenance Alerts, monthly on its website to  provide the aviation community with a means for  interchanging service difficulty information and  sharing information on aviation service experiences.  The Maintenance Alert program leads to improved  aeronautical product durability, reliability, and safety.  The articles contained in the Maintenance Alerts are derived from the Malfunction or Defect Reports sub- mitted by aircraft owners, pilots, mechanics, repair  stations, and air taxi operators.  You can contact the FAA Aviation Systems Data  Branch (AFS-620) regarding the Maintenance Alert  Program. AFS-620 contact information is available  in the FAA Contact Information appendix on pages  A1–A2 of this handbook. You can access current and back issues of this  publication on the FAA website at http://www.faa. gov/aircraft/safety/alerts/aviation_maintenance/,  which allows free access to each month’s Main-  tenance Alerts. 10-2