SDR RK256001

Service difficulty report · Cowling · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
January 31, 2004
Submitted
February 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26PA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK256
Aircraft time
1,741 hours, 1,498 cycles
Part
Cowling
Condition
Missing
Location
Right
Part time
1,741 hours, 1,498 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, DEPARTURE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TO CLIMB TO 2000 FEET AND TURN LEFT TO HEADING 120. A LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED A 1000 FEET AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET AND HEADING 180 IN LIGHT TURBULENCE, A BUMP WAS FELT BY BOTH PIC AND SIC. PIC VERIFIED FLIGHT CONTINUITY AND NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS...ALL NORMAL. AFTER LANDING AT DESTINATION AIRPORT (PBI), CREW FOUND DURING POSTFLIGHT THAT RT ENGINE LOWER COWLING WAS MISSING AND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE ON RT ENGINE UPPER COWLING.

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