Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
February 17, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N543SK
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1213
Aircraft time
529 hours
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Air Filter
Part number
BA24
Condition
Separated
Location
Zone 400
Part time
42 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

THE AIR FILTERS, PN BA-24, USED ON THESE ACFT ARE 12 MONTH/200 HR REPLACE ITEMS. THESE FILTERS ARE FOAM CYLINDRICAL SHAPED MADE FROM A SHEET OF FOAM ROLLED AND GLUED TO FORM THEIR SHAPE. ALMOST EVERY ACFT THAT HAS BEEN SEEN WITH THIS FILTER INSTALLED, THE FILTER IS SEPARATING AT THE GLUE LINE, ALLOWING UNFILTERED AIR TO ENTER THE INTAKE. THESE FILTERS DO NOT LAST FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR INTENDED LIFE.

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