Service difficulty report · Tray · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
March 15, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
8,964 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Tray
Part number
1150024300
Condition
Cracked
Location
Radio
Part time
9,210 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF AN AVIONICS RADIO SNAG ON THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR PLATE OF THE RADIO TRAY WAS LOOSE. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWED THAT ONE OF THE ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE REAR PLATE TO SCREW TO THE RADIO TRAY HAD STARTED TO CRACK. THE CRACK WAS PROGRESSED FOR AN INCH ALONG THE BEND ON THE REAR OF THE RADIO TRAY. THE TRAY WAS REPLACED, RADIO TESTED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS.

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