SDR AU971414

Service difficulty report · Cowling · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
November 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Engine
Lyc TIO540A1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2
Part
Cowling
Condition
Departed
Location
Engine Cowling
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
D, W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) LH ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. THE TOP COWL WAS JAMMED ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE OUTBOARD WING BY THESLIPSTREAM WHILE THE BOTTOM COWL WAS LOST. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE COWLS WERE REMOVED TO CARRY OUT AD/PHZL/60 A4. SUSPECT THAT THE COWLS WERE NOT CORRECTLY SECURED AFTER MAINTENANCE. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.

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