Service difficulty report · Mount · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
August 29, 2001
Submitted
September 21, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N168CD
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1079
Part
Mount
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
144 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MADE A HARD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HAD PORPOISED HITTING HARD ON 2ND OSC. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LDG SHOCK PUCKS WERE DEFORMED AND THE REBOUND PUCKS, ONE OF WHICH WAS MISSING, WITH THE MOUNT WASHERS BENT. ALSO, THE SHOCK PUCK MOUNT PLATE STUD'S WERE BENT, CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED LIND SEED OIL AT THE WEB CLUSTER ADJACENT TO THE SHOCK MOUNT PLATE OF THE DIAGONAL SUPPORT TUBE, SHOCK MT SUPPORT TUBE AND A STIFFENER TUBE A DYE-PIN INSPECTION REVEALED A .5 INCH CRACK THROUGH THE WELD AT THE CLUSTER. (M)

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