Service difficulty report · Air Box · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
June 29, 2018
Submitted
October 25, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N511SX
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2220
Part
Air Box
Part number
31026002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE INDUCTION SYSTEM AIR BOX THAT HOUSED THE AIR FILTER AND IS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL SERVO VIA THE INDUCTION TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED/BROKEN NOT ONLY ALONG THE PLASTIC WELD BUT ALONG THE EDGE LEADING TO THE POINT THE INDUCTION TUBE CONNECTS. THERE WAS ALSO PIECES MISSING THAT WERE AFT OF THE AIR FILTER. AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED OF THE INDUCTION TUBE, FUEL SERVO AND ENG CYLINDERS LOOKING FOR THE MISSING PIECES OF THE PLASTIC AIR BOX. NONE WERE LOCATED AND ALL CYLINDERS APPEARED TO NOT BE HARMED AND ALL COMPRESSIONS WERE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE. IF THE PLASTIC PIECES WERE INGESTED INTO ENG THERE WERE NO APPARENT HARM DONE.

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