Service difficulty report · Elbow · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
July 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401SX
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0447
Part
Elbow
Part number
MS208222
Condition
No Threads
Location
Rt Induction
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED DURING FLIGHT, RT MAP STARTED DROPPING. PILOT GOT WORRIED, SHUT DOWN RT ENGINE AND FEATHERED PROPELLER. INVESTIGATION FOUND ELBOW ON INDUCTION TUBE FOR MAP GAUGE BLEW OUT. FIRST 5 THREADS OF ELBOW MISSING, REPLACED ELBOW. GROUND RUNS. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD. (X)

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