Service difficulty report · Screen · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
August 14, 2009
Submitted
October 27, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N385DS
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
401038
Engine
Cont IO360*
Part
Screen
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cond Hsg Intake
Component
Housing
Component part number
2216051
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

REPAIR STATION IS HOLDER OF STC SA03674AT FOR THE INSTALATION OF R-134 COOLANT AIR CONDITIONER SYS IN THIS ACFT. IAW THIS STC INSTALLATION, A CONDENSER HOUSING IS MOUNTED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ACFT FUSELAGE. IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE SCREEN WHICH COVERS THE FRONT OF THE CONDENSER HSG HAS CRACKED WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE CONDENSER HSG. PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION IS VIBRATION. A MORE STURDY SCREEN ATTAHMENT SYS IS BEING INVESTIGATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CRACKING OF THIS SCREEN DOES NOT AFFECT THE AIRWORTHINESS OF THE ACFT NOR DOES IT AFFECT THE OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYS OR THE ACFT IN GENERAL. (K)

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