Service difficulty report · Lock Nut · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
January 22, 2015
Submitted
January 22, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5585Y
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1389
Aircraft time
25,319 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
621 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Lock Nut
Condition
Stripped
Location
Mixture Control
Part time
621 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, HAD A REDUCTION IN FUEL FLOW, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RETAINING LOCKNUT FOR THE MIXTURE CONTROL LEVER HAD BACKED OFF THE LEVER CAUSING THE LEVER TO COME OUT OF RIG AND STRIP THE SPLINES OFF THE LEVER. THE TECH INSTALLED A O/H FUEL CONTROL, NEW LEVER AND NEW LOCKING NUT.

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