SDR 96ZZZX4158

Service difficulty report · Casting · Mooney M22

Difficulty date
May 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M22
Part
Casting
Part number
3431
Condition
Creep
Location
Altimeter
Component
Unitedinst · 593RPA56
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 END SHAKE ON THE THREE CRITICAL MECHANISM SHAFTS WERE MEASURED. TWO OF THE SHAFTS HAD END SHAKES OF .0003 INCH. AN ALERT SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT AN END SHAKE OF .0004 INCH OR LESS WOULD CAUSE POINTER HANG-UP AT THE LOW OPER TEMPERTURE.

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