Service difficulty report · Stud · Doug C54GDC

Difficulty date
July 8, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug C54GDC
Aircraft time
24,987 hours
Engine
Pwa D5
Part
Stud
Part number
127145
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder
Component
Cylinder · Pwa
Component part number
78103
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHAKE AND DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK, A PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN WAS CARRIED OUT AND PROP FEATHERED, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOWERS STUDS WERE BROKEN ON THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. CURRENTLY AN INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE OVERHAUL FACILITY IS BEING CARRIED OUT. THE STUDS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.

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