SDR 99ZZZX68

Service difficulty report · Actuator Arm · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
September 11, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2146X
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
243413
Part
Actuator Arm
Part number
JE5
Condition
Broken
Location
Air Box
Part time
6 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 ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE ACTUATOR ARM FOR THE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR SWITCH WAS FOUND BROKEN. SIX HOURS AFTER THE NEW SWITCH ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ALTERNATE AIR LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE LIGHT, DISCOVERED THE SWITCH ACTUATOR WAS BROKEN.

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