Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech 58

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
August 11, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1881
Part
Duct
Part number
589100287
Condition
Cracked
Part time
286 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

INLET DUCT, CRACKED OUT AT NUTPLATE AT FORWARD MIDDLE SCREW OF DOOR PN 58-910028-17 THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE INLET DUCT. NOTE: BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES INLET DUCTS BROKEN AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAUSE COULD BE VIBRATION INDUCED BY THE AIR STREAM. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED ADDING A FOURTH SCREW FOR DOOR TO LESSEN VIBRATION. (X)

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