Service difficulty report · Lens

Difficulty date
June 3, 2020
Submitted
June 3, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
F35R977Y
F. R. A. Enterprises Inc
Part
Lens
Part number
1U202007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Instrument Panel
Component
Airspeed Ind · Sigmatek · EA5172
Component part number
EA51721LAC
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.

What was found

THE WEDGE PN 65C187-001 (LENS) IS CRACKED IN THE BEZEL ASSEMBLY (PN 1U202-007) OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR. IT APPEARS THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY USED TO PROVIDE INSTRUMENT FACE BACK LIGHTING IS CAUSING THE CRACK DUE TO THE FACT THE LENS/WEDGE IS MADE FROM A POLY-CARBONATE MATERIAL, AND THE TEMPERATURE OF THE LIGHT. THE CRACK IN THE WEDGE/LENS THEN CAUSES A STATIC SIDE LEAK OF THE INSTRUMENT. INSTRUMENT IS APPROX 7 YEARS OLD.