Service difficulty report · Stud · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 17, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
6,591 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Stud
Part number
3038589
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel Nozzle
Part time
349 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FIRST FUEL NOZZLE INSPECTION FROM OVERHAUL -9 OF 28 FUEL NOZZLE STUDS WERE REMOVED WITH NUTS ON STUDS P/N 3038589. HAVE A CODE H19 STAMPED ON THE END -DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH AN EMPLOYEE AT MFG, THEY INDICATED THAT OVERSIZED STUDS WERE PROBABLY NOT USED AT THE OVERHAUL. MFG ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND ARE INTERNALLY LOOKING INTO IT, AND PROVIDING THE PROPER HARDWARE TO BE INSTALLED. (TC NR 20070320002)

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