Service difficulty report · Screen · Tecnam P2010

Difficulty date
October 31, 2020
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N456JB
Make and model
Tecnam P2010
Aircraft serial
065US
Part
Screen
Condition
Damaged
Location
Air Intake
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

TOTAL HOURS ON PART IS 193.0. DURING 100 HR. / ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND AFT SCREEN FOR INDUCTION FILTER MISSING. SMALL PARTS FOUND STUCK TO ELEMENT. FOUND LARGE SECTION IN #4 INDUCTION TUDE. FOUND SMALL PARTS STUCK TO EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. THIS ACCOUNTED FOR APPROX 70% OF SCREEN THE REMAINING 30% HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. COMPRESSION TEST ON CYLINDERS WERE ALL ABOVE 75 OVER 80. THE FILTER ELEMENT WAS STARTING TO BE PULLED INTO THE FUEL INJECTION.