Service difficulty report · Pan · Beech A36

Difficulty date
October 13, 1999
Submitted
June 22, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1089E
Make and model
Beech A36
Aircraft serial
E3030
Engine
Cont IO550B
Part
Pan
Part number
0024100143
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Eng Cowling
Part time
155 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE PN 002-410014-3 ''PAN'', LOCATED AT THE FORWARD NOSE COWLING AREA, BELOW THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE, AND ABOVE THE AIR FILTER, HAD LARGE CRACKS WITH A PIECE MISSING APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH BY 4 INCH. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED SOME TYPE VIBRATION PROBLEM. LEFT, AFT BAFFLE AT OIL COOLER ALSO CRACKED. (X)

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