Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Mooney M20R

Difficulty date
January 9, 2004
Submitted
January 9, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N39HW
Make and model
Mooney M20R
Aircraft serial
290215
Aircraft time
413 hours
Engine
Cont IO550G
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
65 hours
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

ENGINE INTAKE TUBE P/N 646207 FOR THE NR 6 CYLINDER CRACKS OUT AT ITS CYLINDER FLANGE. THIS ENGINE HAS CRACKED 3 INTAKE TUBES. THE CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND FROM .5000 INCH LONG TO OVER 3 INCHES LONG. THIS CAUSES AN INTAKE FUEL LEAK AND FIRE HAZARD. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DOES NOT HAVE ANY SUPPORT EXCEPT FOR THE INTAKE TUBES TO THE CYLINDERS. BELIEVE VIBRATION CAUSES THE CRACKS.

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