Service difficulty report · Housing · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
September 24, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Part
Housing
Part number
D6032176151
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Bearing
Part time
851 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) DURING 100 HOUR SCHEDULED INSPECTION, CRACK WAS VISUALLY FOUND AT THE 1 O`CLOCK POSITION AS VIEWED FROM THE AFT. UPON REMOVAL, CRACKS ALSO OBSERVED STARTING TO DEVELOP AT THE 2 AND 3 O`CLOCK POSITION BOLT HOLES. REF. FIG.2 ITEM #110 PAGE 590 CHAPTER 32-10 OF DA 42 IPC REV. 4 (TC# 20090924006)

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