Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
May 4, 2000
Submitted
May 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N550S
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0086
Part
Clamp
Part number
MS21919WCF6
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Deice Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT COMPLAINED OF ''POP'' WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. LANDING MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED LEFT PROPELLER NR 3 BLADE DEICE WIRE HARNESS CLAMP HAD BROKEN OFF AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE CAUSING THE ''POP'' THE PILOT HEARD. REPLACED BROKEN CLAMP AND REPAIRED HARNESS. (X)

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