SDR 95ZZZX6823

Service difficulty report · Ram Air · Beech 65B80

Difficulty date
November 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768A
Make and model
Beech 65B80
Aircraft serial
LD315
Part
Ram Air
Condition
Fod
Location
Engine Inlet
Part time
238 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY FOD THROUGH RAM AIR INLET WHICH CAUSED SUPERCHARGER IMBALANCE WHICH CAUSED LEANING OF NR 6 CYLINDER ALONG WITH SUPERCHARGE BEING THROWN OUT OF BALANCE CAUSED BEARING TO SPIN AND BREAK OFF. SUBMITTER STATED TO PREVENT THIS, PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF RAM AIR INLET AT EACH FLIGHT.

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