SDR 95ZZZX1874

Service difficulty report · Mount · Mooney M20F

Difficulty date
March 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2FOR
Make and model
Mooney M20F
Aircraft serial
670281
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY SHOWING A CRACK AND SEPARATION ON THE LOWER PART. THIS WAS FOUND DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION. THE RUBBER ENGINE MOUNTS THAT WERE INSTALLED ARE NOT THE ORIGINALS, THEY WERE MADE IN BRAZIL. THE PROPELLER SPINNER HAD BEEN REPAIRED, BUT WAS NOT DYNAMICALLY BALANCED.

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