What was found
HEAT SHIELD WAS FOUND TO BE MAKING CONTACT WITH TUBULAR ENGINE MOUNT. THIS CONTACT CREATED A GOUGE APPROXIMATELY .200 INCH IN LENGTH AND APPROXIMATELY .045 INCH DEEP.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2004
- Submitted
- July 10, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N242M
- Make and model
- Mooney M20R
- Aircraft serial
- 290292
- Aircraft time
- 250 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- Propeller
- Mcauly 2A34C*
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Heat Shield
- Part number
- 600429503
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Isolator
- Part time
- 250 hours
- Component
- Isolator · Mooney · M20R
- Component part number
- 590052
- 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.