SDR 99ZZZX2925

Service difficulty report · Truss · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
July 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Part
Truss
Part number
54001503
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Part time
3,164 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

CURING NLG INSPECTION, FOUND STEERING TRUSS BOLT HOLES ELONGATED WHERE OVERCENTER LINK BOLTS ONTO TRUSS; MFG SPECS FOR ALLOWABLE WEAR AT THIS LOCATION IS .375 INCH - .379 INCH. MEASURED WEAR WAS .392 INCH. REPLACED TRUSS WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. SUSPECT WEAR WAS FROM THE BOLT BEING LOOSE.

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