Service difficulty report · Cowling · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
July 22, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N560MR
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600594
Aircraft time
4,636 hours, 4,010 cycles
Part
Cowling
Part number
65526508
Condition
Separated
Location
Zone 400
Part time
4,636 hours, 4,010 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHILE IN DECENT AT ALTITUDE BETWEEN 25K AND 20K A FAINT BANG WAS DETECTED AND SMALL JOLT WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRFRAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY TO THE SCHEDULED DESTINATION WHERE LANDING OCCURRED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH 80% OF THE PART MISSING. THE UPPER RIGHT ENGINE COWLING WAS FOUND BENT BUT STILL FULLY ATTACHED. AS A NOTE, ALL COWLING ATTACH FASTENERS WERE FOUND IN PLACE WITH EXCEPTION OF THREE LOWER COWLING ATTACH STUDS LOCATED AT THE INBOARD TRAILING EDGE.