SDR CHI44188

Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
May 18, 2006
Submitted
June 28, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N194CH
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
404
Aircraft time
25,964 hours
Part
Cover
Part number
107D25535
Part serial
KIP01452
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mixer Box
Part time
858 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

CRACK DISCOVERED IN THE MIX BOX COVER, PN 107D25535. THE CRACK RUNS FROM JUST UNDER THE WEB ON THE TOP OF THE MIX BOX LT SIDE, INTO THE O-RING GROOVE IN THE FRONT OF THE COVER. CRACK IS APPROX 6 INCHES OVERALL IN LENGTH. DAMAGED AREA OF THE COVER HAS BEEN SENT TO LABORATORY FOR ANALYSIS. (K)