SDR 96ZZZX75

Service difficulty report · Plug · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
December 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9099C
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18200398
Engine
Lyc O540J3C5
Part
Plug
Part number
LW13896
Condition
Missing
Location
Prop Gov Drv
Part time
3,297 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CESSNA R182 LANDED AND TAXIED ONTO THE PARKING RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COVERED WITH ENGINE OIL. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A HOLE IN THE LOWER FRONT NOSE COWLING, A DAMAGED PROPELLER BLADE AND BENT CYLINDER FINS ON NR 1 CYLINDER. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR IDLER GEAR SHAFT, PN LW-14021, AND PLUG, PN LW-13896, WERE DISCOVERED MISSING. THE PLUG THREADS WERE STRIPED AND IT APPEARED THE SET SCREW, PN AN565B1032H5, WAS NEVER ENGAGED IN THE PROP GOVERNOR SHAFT.

More about the Cessna R182