Service difficulty report · Cowling · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 12, 2012
Submitted
February 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218PS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7885
Aircraft time
19,330 hours, 19,902 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
19,334 hours, 19,851 cycles
Part
Cowling
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED HEARING LOUD BANG AND AIRCRAFT YAWED TO LEFT DURING FLIGHT. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGE TO LEFT ENGINE LOWER TRANSCOWL AND DENTS IN FUSELAGE. PAINTED LT LOWER TRANSITION COWL IAW SRM 51-25-01. THIS CLEARS DAIMETER INSTALLED SERVICABLE LOWER TRANSCOWL IAW AMM 71-11-01-400-802. REPLACING TRANSCOWL CLEARS THIS ITEM. REPLACEMENT HINGE PINS CAME ON TRANSCOWL ASSY. REINSTALLED LT ENGINE UPPER AND LOWER NOSE ACCESS COWLS IAW AMM 71-14-01-400-801 AND 71-14-01-400-802. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF LT T/R IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-806. OPS CHECK GOOD.