Service difficulty report · Unknown · Mooney M20K

Difficulty date
February 11, 2023
Submitted
February 11, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9554U
Make and model
Mooney M20K
Aircraft serial
250492
Aircraft time
1,400 hours
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Component
Engine · Cont · TSIO360GBCLB
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

SUBJECT: REPETITIVE VIOLATIONS OF PART 43: SIGNING TOURISM BY A&P MECHANIC DESIGNATED TO ACT ACCORDING TO BUT NOT COMPLYING WITH PART 43.3 D.MAJOR DAMAGE ON ENGINE DURING REINSTALLATION IN GERMANY AFTER TOTAL OVERHAUL IN USA BY NEGLEGENCE OF MANUFACTURER´S INSTUCTION HANDBOOKS, REQUIRING RESENDING AND MAJOR REPAIR AT FAIRHOPE BY TELEDYNE CONINENTAL AT 18 HRS TT SINCE OVERHAUL. COMPLETE DAMAGE BY RECKLESS INSTALLATION OF ENGINE MONITOR G3/INSIGHT AFTER 12 HRS. ANNULMENT OF WARRANTIES OF ENGINE OVERHAULER G&N/INDIANA, INSIGHT AVIONICS/BUFFALO, AND HARTZELL. RELEASE FOR SERVICE DESPITE RECURRENTLY EXCEEDING ENGINE LIMITS (OVERBOOSTING, OVERSPEEDING, OVERHEATING OF NEW ENGINE), POTENTIALLY DEADLY MISCALIBRATION OF FLIGHT DIRECTOR, WRONG TRANSPONDER SETUP, RESET OF RADIO FREQUENCY TO WRONG SPACING, AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE REPORTING DUTIES AFTER INSTALLATION OF AN ADS B TRANSPONDER. SUBSEQUENT SIGNING-OFF OF UNAUTHORIZED WORK INSTEAD OF PERSONAL SUPERVISION AND ENSURING REQUIRED QUALITY ACCORDING TO PART 43. COMPLETE DETAILS INCLUDING COPIES OF THE POH, M0-MANUAL OF CONTINENTAL, TURBOPLUS MP REDUCTION TABLES, INSIGHT G3-ENGINE FILES, METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS LIMITING MAXIMUM MANIFOLD PRESSURES, WORK REPORTS ETC. CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE. SIZE 40 MB.

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