SDR 2010F00004

Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 29, 2009
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N523JL
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
523
Aircraft time
3,724 hours, 3,734 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
2,893 hours, 3,002 cycles
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
5711012271
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Lt Nacelle
Part time
3,724 hours, 3,734 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON CLIMBOUT THE PILOTS NOTICED THE LT UPPER NOSE COWLING WAS SLIGHTLY LIFTING FROM ITS MATING SURFACE. THE PILOTS REDUCED POWER DROPPED FLAPS AND GEAR DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND TURNED BACK FOR THE AIRPORT. THE ACFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON SHUTDOWN OUR MX STAFF INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE COWLING LATCH WAS NOT LATCHED AT THE LT AFT LATCH. INSPECTED THE COWLING AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED FOR PROPER LATCHING OF THE COWLING AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.