SDR 98ZZZX4516

Service difficulty report · Air Door · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
October 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N122WR
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG0744
Part
Air Door
Part number
16500196
Condition
Loose
Location
Airbox
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

OWNER OF AIRCRAFT SAID FUEL FLOW WAS LOW. RAN UP, OPS CHECKED FUEL FLOW AT 14 PSI AT FULL POWER. INSPECTED ACFT AND FOUND TWO BOLTS MISSING FROM THROTTLE CABLE MOUNT ON BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND ALTERNATE AIR DOOR LAYING IN THE AIRBOX ASSY. INSTALLED TWO NEW BOLTS IN THROTTLE CABLE MOUNT AND INSTALLED NEW ALTERNATE AIR DOOR AND HINGE AND SPRING IN AIR BOX ASSY. (ACFT HAS 10 HRS FROM LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION). NEEDS INSPECTION OF AIR BOX ASSY AND ALTERNATE AIR DOOR ASSY (VISUAL INSPECTION).

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