What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE EVENT MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK ON THE RT ENGINE INLET RING AT THE 7 O’CLOCK POSITION. THE CRACK TRANSECTED THE SCREW HOLE FROM THE AFT EDGE OF THE RING. 10-9-07 MAINTENANCE REPLACE THE INLET ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2007
- Submitted
- September 4, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N445LX
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK298
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D5
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nacelle
- 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.