Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Aerosp AS355N

Difficulty date
February 29, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp AS355N
Aircraft time
8,549 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS1A
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
355A58350320
Condition
Loose
Location
Cowling
Component
Cowling
Component part number
355A58090301
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) AFTER A 30 MINUTE FLIGHT ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN WAITING FOR CREW, DURING A WALK AROUND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE PIANO HINGE WIRE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE COWLING ONTO THE ACFT HAD MOVED FORWARD OUT OF THE HINGE AND THAT THERE WAS ONLY ABOUT 3-4 HINGES AND THE 2 BOTTOM CLIPS HOLDING THE ENGINE COWLING ONTO THE ACFT. HINGE PIN RE-INSTALLED DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE HINGE, LOCKWIRED THE "L" END OF THE HINGE PIN TO 1 OF THE HINGE HOLES SO THAT IT CAN NOT SLIP FORWARD OUT OF THE HINGE.

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