Service difficulty report · Spindle · Mooney M20E

Difficulty date
January 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mooney M20E
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Part
Spindle
Part number
5200025012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Wheel
Part time
1,879 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) UPON REMOVAL OF WHEEL ASSY, THE WELD WHICH ATTACHES THE GUSSET ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ASSY WERE FOUND CRACKED. MOONEY INFORMED, AND SUGGESTED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT TO FIND BOTH LEGS CRACKED INDICATES A POSSIBLE HARD LANDING.

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