SDR 95ZZZX6042

Service difficulty report · Rivet · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
October 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N88GJ
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5000155
Engine
Pwa JT15D1
Part
Rivet
Part number
3008822
Condition
Sheared
Location
Left Engine
Part time
4,222 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 HOT SECTION INSPECTION, RIVETS IN THE SUPPORT RING THAT HOLD THE DEFLECTOR SEGMENTS WERE FOUND MISSING. PIECES OF THE MISSING RIVETS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE AFT END OF THE ENGINE. THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE BLADE TIPS WERE FOUND DAMAGED DUE TO THE RIVETS. ALL 71 BLADES WERE REPLACED ON THE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE DISC ASSEMBLY DUE TO THE DAMAGE INFLICTED BY THE RIVETS.