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A BE23 technician reports completing annual inspection in july and sold in november. New owner found damaged motor mounts, step bracket broken and leaky oil seals.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 637830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Mon |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sundowner 23 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : inspection authority technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 30 |
| ASRS Report | 637830 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Annual inspected in july. Aircraft sold in november. After customer picked up the aircraft, his own shop inspected the aircraft and found what they believe was a bent motor mount, mounts on engine that were bad, step bracket was broken or damaged. Aircraft sat in storage for 4 yrs and was returned to storage after the annual. The aircraft was not flown much before the customer bought it. After his flight home of 6 hours, this is when they found their list of many problems -- leaking gaskets, seals, etc. I believe the time the aircraft was stored allowed the seals and gaskets to dry and deteriorate, so after it was flown, the problems showed up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE23 TECHNICIAN RPTS COMPLETING ANNUAL INSPECTION IN JULY AND SOLD IN NOVEMBER. NEW OWNER FOUND DAMAGED MOTOR MOUNTS, STEP BRACKET BROKEN AND LEAKY OIL SEALS.
Narrative: ANNUAL INSPECTED IN JULY. ACFT SOLD IN NOVEMBER. AFTER CUSTOMER PICKED UP THE ACFT, HIS OWN SHOP INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A BENT MOTOR MOUNT, MOUNTS ON ENG THAT WERE BAD, STEP BRACKET WAS BROKEN OR DAMAGED. ACFT SAT IN STORAGE FOR 4 YRS AND WAS RETURNED TO STORAGE AFTER THE ANNUAL. THE ACFT WAS NOT FLOWN MUCH BEFORE THE CUSTOMER BOUGHT IT. AFTER HIS FLT HOME OF 6 HRS, THIS IS WHEN THEY FOUND THEIR LIST OF MANY PROBS -- LEAKING GASKETS, SEALS, ETC. I BELIEVE THE TIME THE ACFT WAS STORED ALLOWED THE SEALS AND GASKETS TO DRY AND DETERIORATE, SO AFTER IT WAS FLOWN, THE PROBS SHOWED UP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.