Service difficulty report · Air Box · Cessna 182P

Difficulty date
July 14, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6305F
Make and model
Cessna 182P
Aircraft serial
18264152
Engine
Cont IO470F
Part
Air Box
Part number
165201325
Condition
Detached
Location
Hinge Pin
Part time
33 hours
Component
Duct · Cessna
Component part number
165201338
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING T/S OF ROUGH ENG OPERATION FOLLOWED BY NOTED REDUCTION IN AVAILABLE POWER, THE ALTERNATE-AIR DOOR PN 1652013-25 WAS FOUND LOOSE IN THE INDUCTION BOX. THE HINGE PIN HAD SLID OUT OF THE HINGE ALLOWING THE DOOR TO PARTIALLY OBSTRUCT THE AIR FLOW TO HE ENGINE. UPON INSP OF THE HINGE, DETERMINED STACKING PROCEDURE DURING MFG WAS INADEQUATE TO RETAIN HINGE PIN. FURTHER ENG DAMAGE RESULTED FROM INGESTION OF THE HINGE SPRING THAT WAS FND LODGED IN THE EXH MUFFLER BAFFLE. AIR-BOX ASSY, PN 1652013-38 WAS INSTALLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH STC NR SA3825SW IN FACTORY NEW CONDITION; 32.6 HRS BEFORE.

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