What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, AIR FILTER WAS FOUND SPLIT OPEN AT THE SEAM. IT IS A CYLINDRICAL SHAPE AND IT WRAPS AROUND A METAL SCREEN. THE SPLIT AREA COMPRISED SEVERAL SQ INCHES OF UNFILTERED AIRPATH.
- Difficulty date
- June 9, 2011
- Submitted
- June 17, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N41AT
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R200
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7635146
- Engine
- Cont IO360*
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Filter Element
- Condition
- Split
- Part time
- 264 hours
- 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.