What was found
HEAT SHIELD PN 600429-503 WAS FOUND TO BE MAKING CONTACT WITH TUBULAR ENGINE MOUNT. THIS CONTACT CREATED A GOUGE APPROX .200 INCH LONG AND APPROX .045 INCH DEEP.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2004
- Submitted
- August 16, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N242MD
- Make and model
- Mooney M20R
- Aircraft serial
- 290292
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- Propeller
- Mcauly 2A34C*
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Heat Shield
- Part number
- 600429503
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Engine Mount
- Part time
- 250 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.