Service difficulty report · Nut · Beech 58P

Difficulty date
July 22, 2000
Submitted
August 28, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N163Z
Make and model
Beech 58P
Aircraft serial
TJ247
Part
Nut
Part number
MS20364624C
Condition
Missing
Location
Freon Comp Brack
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

WHILE PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF LEFT ENGINE, DISCOVERED THE FREON COMPRESSOR BRACKET ASSY MISSING THE NUT THAT RETAINS THE IDLER SHEAVE ARM RETAINING BOLT. THE SHEAVE ASSY WAS BEING HELD TO THE COMPRESSOR BRACKET BY BELT TENSION ONLY AND EVENTUALLY WOULD HAVE FAILED. BOLT THREADS WERE INSPECTED, A NEW WASHER AND NUT CALLED OUT FOR IN THE ENGINE PARTS CATALOG WERE INSTALLED AND TORQUED PER THE ENGINE O/M. (X)

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