Service difficulty report · Canopy · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
December 3, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
3,244 hours
Part
Canopy
Part number
2056501100
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) A PREVIOUS CRACK THAT ORIGINATED IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE PORT CANOPY LOCKING HANDLE HAD BEEN STOP-DRILLED. IN FLIGHT A CRACK ORIGINATED FROM THE STOP DRILL LOCATION AND PROPAGATED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE CANOPY.AN ELLIPTICAL SEGMENT APPROX. 12 INCHES X 6 INCHES OF THE UPPER SIDE OF THE CANOPY FELL INTO THE AIRCRAFT. THE NEW CRACK WAS NOT THE RESULT OF A BIRD STRIKE OR TURBULENCE ENCOUNTER.

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