Service difficulty report · Bezel

Difficulty date
June 3, 2020
Submitted
June 3, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
F35R977Y
F. R. A. Enterprises Inc
Part
Bezel
Part number
1U202007
Part serial
T26359
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 (LENS) PN 65C187-001 OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR BEZEL ASSEMBLY (PN 1U2202-007) HAS CRACKED. THIS CAUSES A STATIC SIDE LEAK OF THE INSTRUMENT. APPEARS THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT PROVIDES THE BACK LIGHTING IS BECOMING TOO HOT AND CRACKING, THE POLY-CARBONATE MATERIAL THAT THE WEDGE IS MADE FROM. AIRSPEED INDICATOR IS APPROX 4 YEARS OLD WITH 151.0 TOTAL HOURS (TACH TIME).