Service difficulty report · Cowling · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 29, 2005
Submitted
April 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405FX
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
026
Aircraft time
4,114 hours, 3,029 cycles
Part
Cowling
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF CREW HEARD LOUD "BANG" FOLLOWED BY BUFFETING OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT CONTROL AFFECTED. ON LANDING, CREW OBSERVED ENGINE COWLING ON RT ENGINE HAD COME OFF FROM TOP/INBOARD FASTENING POSITION AND HAD BEAT ITSELF AGAINST FUSELAGE. DETERMINED THAT MX PERSONNEL FROM PREVIOUS EVENT HAD FAILED TO PROPERLY FASTEN 16 CAMLOCS AT AFFECTED POSITION. QC INADEQUATE. LOCAL FSDO HAS TAKEN APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST FACILITY INVOLVED.