Service difficulty report · Clamp · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
April 2, 2018
Submitted
April 18, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N18RF
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB127
Aircraft time
1,482 hours, 861 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
18276100
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,482 hours, 861 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT NOTED THE RT ENGINE ITT INCREASING TO RED LINE. NOTED THE RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATION GOING TO DASHES ACROSS DISPLAY. NO ENGINE FIRE INDICATION NOTED. PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTED DIFFICULTY IN OPENING THE RT ENGINE LOWER COWLING AND SCORCHED PAINT ON COWLING PANELS. ON OPENING THE RT LOWER COWLING, FOUND THE RT ENGINE OUTBOARD SIDE BLEED AIR DUCT V-BAND COUPLING AT ENGINE CONNECTION BROKEN. LOCATED MISSING PORTION OF COUPLING LAYING IN COWLING. THE COUPLING BAND WAS BROKEN PERPENDICULAR TO COUPLING CIRCUMFERENCE AT SPOT WELD WHERE THE TEE BOLT HOLDER ATTACHED. THE RT POWERPLANT INSTALLATION SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HIGH HEAT DAMAGE.