Service difficulty report · Socket · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
December 19, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
2,131 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Socket
Part number
922230
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cylinder Head
Component
Cylinder Head · Bombdr
Component part number
913426
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) A CRACKED DEVELOPED AROUND APPROX. .5000 THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SOCKET ABOUT .2500 INCH BEYOND THE TREADS. THE LOCATION OF THE CRACK IS APPROX. COINCIDENTAL WITH THE START OF THE BEND IN THE SOCKET. COOLANT WAS NOTED LEAKING FROM THE CRACK.

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