Service difficulty report · Stud · Beech 58

Difficulty date
August 8, 2018
Submitted
August 22, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N858PB
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1541
Aircraft time
6,890 hours
Engine
Cont IO550C
Engine time
3,939 hours
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C512
Part
Stud
Condition
Pulled
Location
Tach Drive
Part time
3,939 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STUD PULLED OUT OF TACH DRIVE HOUSING COVER ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK OUT ONTO EXHAUST CAUSING SMOKE AND THE FLIGHT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE THREADS WERE PULLED OUT POSSIBLY FROM REPETITIVELY REMOVING BRACKET FROM THE Y PIPE DURING THE INSPECTION.

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