Service difficulty report · Nut · Beech 58

Difficulty date
September 30, 2023
Submitted
October 2, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N686FR
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1015
Aircraft time
8,170 hours
Engine
Cont IO520C
Engine time
1,355 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Nut
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

NOTICED A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE EN ROUTE. ELECTED TO LAND AT NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. FOUND THAT THE MIXTURE CABLE SUPPORT NUT HAD BACKED OFF AND ALLOWED THE CABLE TO PULL THE MIXTURE ARM TOWARDS LEAN, RESULTING IN PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER.

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