SDR 96ZZZX4089

Service difficulty report · Air Box · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date: August 14, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N3755W
Make and model: Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial: 32670
System (JASC): 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
Part: Air Box
Condition: Cracked
Location: Carb Attach
Part time: 3,500 hours
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

DURING SERVICING OF NOSE STRUT, DISCOVERED AIR BOX CRACKED AROUND CARBURETOR ATTACH FLANGE. CRACK WAS 270 DEGREES (FRONT, RIGHT, REAR). THIS ASSY IS QUITE HEAVY AND PUTS A STRAIN ON THIS WELD IN ALUMINUM PART. PART RE-WELDED AND RE-INSTALLED.

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