Service difficulty report · Cowling · Beech C99

Difficulty date
December 14, 2022
Submitted
December 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104BE
Make and model
Beech C99
Aircraft serial
U221
Aircraft time
28,024 hours, 39,528 cycles
Part
Cowling
Part number
50910275267
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM KGEG, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RH COWLING BECAME UNSECURED AFTER TAKEOFF AND WAS BARELY STAYING ATTACHED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AIR RETURNED TO KGEG. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COWLING HAD DAMAGED THE NACELLE AND THAT THE COWLING WAS BENT BEYOND REPAIR. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE COVER.

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