SDR 20001108SH020

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date: October 23, 2000
Submitted: November 8, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N191ER
Make and model: Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial: 243252
System (JASC): 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
Part: Hinge
Part number: 210104
Condition: Broken
Location: Rt Wing Inbd Hng
Part time: 9,255 hours
Component: Wing Assy · Mooney
Component part number: 220000561
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, AN INSTRUCTOR NOTICED THE RIGHT FLAP HAD PLAY OR EXCESSIVE TRAVEL WITH FLAPS DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, THE HINGE, P/N 210104-000, WAS FOUND BROKEN JUST BELOW THE AFT HINGE (BOLT). THE BREAK APPEARED TO BE A FRESH BREAK. (X)

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