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Mooney SIM20-117 Owner's manual

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MOONEY AIRPLANE COMPANY, INC. SERVICE INSTRUCTION
MOONEY AIRPLANE COMPANY, INC. 165 Al Mooney Road North, Kerrville, Texas 78028 tel: 830-896-6000
www.mooney.com
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SERVICE INSTRUCTION M20--117
Date: September 8, 2010
SUBJECT: TO ADVISE OWNERS OF CORRECT ORIENTATION MOUNTING THE NOSE GEAR
“RETRACTING LINK” WHEN SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED ON ALL
MOONEY AIRCRAFT.
MODELS/ SN All M20 thru M20TN Series Aircraft
AFFECTED:
TIME OF Time of Service and Maintenance
COMPLIANCE:
INTRODUCTION: There has been a reported instance in the field, that the nose gear “Retracting Link” was
incorrectly installed (upside down). This incorrect installation caused the nose gear to collapse
upon landing.
INSTRUCTIONS: This information is to clearly identify the correct orientation when installing the nose gear
“Retracting Link” and orientation of the “over--center” tangent as shown in Figure 1.
Refer to the applicable Mooney Service Manual for nose gear rigging instructions.
WARRANTY: N/A
REFERENCE Refer to Mooney Airplane Company Service Manuals (applicable A/C).
DATA:
PARTS LIST: N/A
Item P/N Description QTY
MOONEY AIRPLANE COMPANY, INC. 165 Al Mooney Road North, Kerrville, Texas 78028 tel: 830-896-6000
www.mooney.com
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CORRECT
ORIENTATION
FOR
RETRACTION LINK
TANGENT
OVER-CENTER
(NOSE GEAR)
GREASE
FITTINGS
RETRACTION LINK
(NOSE GEAR)
TANGENT
OVER-CENTER
(BOTTOM SIDE)
FIGURE 1 -- ORIENTATION OF NOSE GEAR RETRACTION LINK
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