Service difficulty report · Alt Air Door · Beech C24R

Difficulty date
September 13, 2000
Submitted
September 13, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N397RC
Make and model
Beech C24R
Aircraft serial
MC631
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Part
Alt Air Door
Part number
16991007721
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
30,008 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A FLIGHT LESSON, ENGINE LOST POWER AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. DURING INSPECTION AFTER LANDING, ENGINE DEVELOPED POWER WHEN COLD. REMOVED AIR FILTER ELEMENT, DISCOVERED HEAT DAMAGE TO FILTER ELEMENT AND FOUND ALT AIR DOOR HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM ITS HINGE AND HAD BECOME LODGED IN THE INTAKE OF THE FUEL SERVO. AIRCRAFT INSPECTED 81 HOURS PREVIOUSLY WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ALT AIR DOOR DURING INSPECTION, INSTALLING A SCREEN TO PREVENT A TOTAL BLOCKING OF THE INTAKE IF DOOR FAILS, AND INSTALLING A DOUBLER OVER THE DOOR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE HINGE. (X)

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