Service difficulty report · Diffuser · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 4, 2018
Submitted
August 1, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N573M
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501066
Aircraft time
10,552 hours, 13,146 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
10,154 hours, 11,979 cycles
Part
Diffuser
Part number
30J119301
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Part time
10,154 hours, 11,979 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

DURING A PRE-BUY INSPECTION OF THE LT AND RT ENGINES ON THIS AIRCRAFT, A BORESCOPED WAS PERFORMED. FOUND THAT THE SOME OF THE DIFFUSER ATTACHING HARDWARE INSIDE THE CASE LINER WERE LOOSE OR MISSING FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE HOLES AND LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE CASE LINER ON BOTH ENGINES. NO LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE OR INDICATION DURING PREVIOUS OPERATION WAS NOTED.

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