Service difficulty report · Placard · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
April 1, 2010
Submitted
April 16, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N593PU
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2040
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Placard
Part number
22042002
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INCORRECT MANEUVERING SPEED (VO) PLACARD WAS FOUND TO BE INSTALLED ON NEW ACFT. THE INSTALLED PLACARD, LOCATED ON THE FAR LT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (NEXT TO THE PFD), INDICATED "MANEUVERING SPEED: VO 133 KIAS". THE CORRECT PLACARD SHOULD INDICATE "MANEUVERING SPEED: VO 130 KIAS". AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH MFG TECH SUPPORT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A MANEUVERING SPEED PLACARD FOR THIS MODEL (PN 22042-001) WAS INSTALLED BY MISTAKE AT THE FACTORY. CORRECT PLACARD FOR THIS ACFT, SN 2016, IS PN 22042-002. THE TECH REP RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY AND DISPATCHED THE CORRECT PLACARD THE SAME DAY THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED. MFG TECH EXPRESSED ASSURANCE THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF THEIR QA DEPT.

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