Service difficulty report · Truss · Mooney M20C

Difficulty date
May 21, 2013
Submitted
May 21, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6566U
Make and model
Mooney M20C
Aircraft serial
2368
Aircraft time
2,580 hours
Part
Truss
Part number
506220
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,580 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FOUND NOSE RETACTION TRUSS HAD FAILED IN FOUR PLACES. THE RETRACT ROD BRACE WAS ATTACHED TO TRUSS WITH FOUR TUBES ALL FOUR TUBES BROKE FROM THE NOSE TRUSS. TWO TUBES SHOWS INDICATION OF STRESS CRACKS AROUND THE AREA THE TUBE BROKE.

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