Service difficulty report · Support Plate · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
March 5, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Part
Support Plate
Part number
D4432130152X02
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
190 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE THE MLG SUPPORT PLATE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN HALF, NO OTHER DAMAGE OR CRACKS FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE ON MLG. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT EXCESSIVE RESIN DURING FABRICATION OF A/C HAD DRIPPED DOWN AND CURED AS A `BUMP` OR `LUMP` ON THE SURFACE THAT SUPPORT PLATE SITS AND LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS RESIN SUPPORT PLATE CRACKING.

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