Service difficulty report · Throttle Plate · Skrsky S61A

Difficulty date
July 22, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S61A
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Throttle Plate
Part number
S6130620173
Condition
Failed
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.

What was found

(CAN) S61 ENGINEERS WERE REPLACING A EMERGENCY THROTTLE PLATE P/N S6130-62017-3 WITH A PLATE THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED. ON INSTALLATION WHEN TIGHTENING THE BOLTS, THE PLATE SHATTERED AT THE FWD BOLT HOLE. ALL 10 PLATES RECEIVED IN FROM THIS VENDOR HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR AND ARE IN QUARANTINE. PRELIMINARY INSP OF THE PART HAVE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: DEFECTIVE PLATE WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE PROPER P/N IAW THE S61 IPC FIGURE 118 ITEM 25 AND APPEARED TO MEET FIT FORM AND FUNCTION. A TEST DONE ON ONE OF THE PLATES REMOVED FROM SERVICE WHICH INDICATED THE PART TO BE FERROUS, HOWEVER WAS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AS IT FAILED INSTANTLY UNDER MINIMAL PRESSURE WITHOUT BENDING. SUSPECTED BOGUS PARTS.