Service difficulty report · Stud · Beech C99

Difficulty date
June 5, 2014
Submitted
June 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N52RP
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U210
Aircraft time
23,932 hours, 37,801 cycles
Part
Stud
Part number
02FC07134
Condition
Stripped
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE FROM KBUF TO KROC AT 7000’ MSL THE PILOT OBSERVED THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATE & THE RT ENG SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN THE AUTO FEATHER SYS ENGAGING. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE ENG FAILURE CHECKLIST & SECURED THE RT ENG. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO KBUF, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF RT ENG REVEALED THE THREADS ON THE MOUNTING STUD & CAP NUT THAT ATTACH THE LOW PRESS FUEL FILTER HOUSING WERE STRIPPED CAUSING THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING TO SEPARATE REDUCING FUEL FLOW TO RT ENG. R & R THE ATTACHMENT STUD & NUT CAP IAW MM 28-00-00.

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