SDR 96ZZZX3721

Service difficulty report · Panel · Mtsbsi MU2B20

Difficulty date
June 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N183MA
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU2B20
Aircraft serial
217
Part
Panel
Condition
Water Leak
Location
Aft Fuselage
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

THE AIRCRAFT HAS HAD A HISTORY OF DIRECTIONAL GYRO FAILURE. AT INSPECTION, WATER WAS RUN OVER THE AFT FUSELAGE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WATER WAS COMING IN AT THE AFT FUSELAGE ATTACH HARDWARE ACCESS PANELS RUNNING DOWN THE STRINGER JUST UNDER ATTACHING HARDWARE AND DRIPPING ON TOP OF GYRO. THE PANEL WAS REMOVED, CLEANED, AND REINSTALLED WITH SEALANT.