What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A CRACK ON THE RT ENGINE INLET AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION THAT EXTENDED FWD AND AFT OF THE SCREW TRANSECTING THE SCREW HOLE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE INLET.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2007
- Submitted
- September 9, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N476LX
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK376
- Aircraft time
- 2,845 hours, 2,533 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D5
- Engine time
- 2,845 hours, 2,533 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Inlet
- Part number
- 45A35042003
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 2,845 hours, 2,533 cycles
- 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.