Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
April 1, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34072
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG0960
Aircraft time
4,858 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Engine time
5,227 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
20500121
Condition
Broken
Location
Muffler
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

PILOTS HAD REPORTED SLIGHT ROUGHNESS AT IDLE. DURING INSPECTION FOUND RT OB MUFFLER SUPPORT BRACKET UPPER ATTACH BOLT NR 2050012-1 BROKEN. THIS BOLT SUPPORTS BRACKET AS WELL AS NR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE TUBE. INTAKE TUBE LOOSE ALLOWING INDUCTION AIR LEAK AS WELL AS FUEL LEAKAGE INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PART FAILURE DUE TO LOAD AND VIBRATION.

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