SDR 97ZZZX832

Service difficulty report · Tube · Mooney M20C

Difficulty date
January 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6230U
Make and model
Mooney M20C
Aircraft serial
2069
Part
Tube
Part number
32741
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
2,857 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

FUSELAGE STEEL TUBE CRACKED .50 INCH FROM AFT WELD LOCATION. CRACK SEPARATION WAS APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH WIDE THROUGH THE TUBE. CRACK WAS DETECTED DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. TUBE ALSO HAD A NOTICEABLE DOWNWARD BEND MID-POINT OF THE TUBE. THE BEND IS APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH DEEP, 6 INCHES IN LENGTH.

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