What was found
AIR FILTER FOUND SPLIT OPEN AT GLUED SEAM DURING ANNUAL INSP. SPLIT AREA COMPRISES 4-6 SQ INCHES OF UNFILTERED OPEN AIR PATH TO ENGINE INDUCTION SYS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS INSP HAS FOUND THIS DEFECT ON THIS TYPE OF FILTER ELEMENT.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2011
- Submitted
- June 3, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N965GH
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 1666
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Air Filter
- Part number
- BA24
- Condition
- Split
- Part time
- 112 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.