What was found
ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND FOUND NR 1 ENG CONICAL NOZZLE PLUG, AFT SECTION, MISSING. FOUND ALL RIVETS SHEARED AROUND AFT SECTION OF CONICAL NOZZLE PLUG. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS. ONE REPLACED EXHAUST PLUG.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2016
- Submitted
- April 25, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N396FE
- Make and model
- Doug MD1010F
- Aircraft serial
- 46630
- Aircraft time
- 85,368 hours, 35,720 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Rivet
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Component
- Nozzle Plug
- Component part number
- 2170003505
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.