What was found
(CAN) INLET COWLING HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE RIVET HEADS MISSING ON THREE CONSECUTIVE RIVETS, PLUS 1 RIVET HEAD LIFTING. LOCATION WAS THE 3RD ROW OF RIVETS FROM THE FRONT OF THE INLET, AT THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2002
- Submitted
- October 2, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft time
- 4,498 hours
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 1430 · Fasteners
- Part
- Rivet
- Part number
- 555225056
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine Inlet
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.