SDR 99ZZZX3602

Service difficulty report · Air Door · Blanca 1731A

Difficulty date
September 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4113B
Make and model
Blanca 1731A
Aircraft serial
7432145
Part
Air Door
Part number
19165910
Condition
Broken
Location
Airbox
Part time
1,307 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. TOWER REPORTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM AIRCRAFT. DUPLICATED PROBLEM ON GROUND RUN. REMOVED AIRBOX AND FOUND ALTERNATE AIR DOOR LAYING INSIDE. INSPECTED SERVO FOR FOD, NONE FOUND. DOOR DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY PIECES MISSING FROM IT. REPLACED DOOR AND RAN AIRCRAFT. ALL OPERATIONS SATISFACTORY, AIRBOX SHOULD BE LOOKED AT MORE OFTEN, POSSIBLY EVERY 50 HOURS