Service difficulty report · Handle · Mtsbsi MU2B60

Difficulty date
January 30, 2002
Submitted
March 21, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Aircraft time
11,173 hours
Part
Handle
Part number
016A1331621
Condition
Failed
Location
Cowling
Component
Cowling · Mtsbsi · 016A133003
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER MAINTENANCE, AN ENGINEER AND A PILOT DID A WALK AROUND CHECK AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND ON ROUTE ONE LATCH ON THE LEFT HAND UPPER COWLING SEEMED TO HAVE BECOME UNLATCHED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TIMMINS AND ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN THE COWLING CAME FORWARD AND CONTACTED THE PROP CAUSING THE COWLING TO FLY OFF ONTO THE RUNWAY.THE COWLING AND PROP WERE REPLACEDTHE COWL LATCH WAS INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS COULD BE FOUNDWE HAVE INITIATED PROCEDURES TO PUT SCREWS INTO THE UPPER COWLINGS SO THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN