# Cracked fiberglass on SR20 **URL:** \ **Category:** Guest Discussion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322 "2001-12-06T03:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DerekRowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DerekRowan](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/DerekRowan)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/1 "2001-12-06T03:18:01Z")
We just noticed a crack in the fiberglass about 2 inches long aft of the engine cowl top co pilot side. It is parallel with the the engine cowl seam about 1 inch aft. Airplane has 100 hours on it. Anyone else have anything similar? Our service center is looking at it now. Derek ---
**Author:** ![don](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@don](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/don)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/2 "2001-12-07T05:16:29Z")
I have 53 hours on serial no 1150 no crakes what is your serial no from Don ---
**Author:** ![donrenni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@donrenni](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/donrenni)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/3 "2001-12-07T12:45:27Z")
I now have a 1’ crack between the base of the windshield and the rear of the top cowling directly in the center. My local FBO said it was down through ‘the paint’ only. I will have the service center look at it when I get it there the first week in january. However, I expect to see more of these because of the vibration and huge temperature swings. Tjhis is very common even on mulyi-million dollar yachts. The pain will be that you ‘have to’ fix them ---
**Author:** ![UnknownPreviousUser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/unknownprevioususer/32/89805_2.png) [@UnknownPreviousUser](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/UnknownPreviousUser)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/4 "2001-12-07T22:46:17Z")
I’ve no direct experience with Cirrus, but trained on a Katana. Occassionally I’d see a hairline crack. It was explained to me that was a crack in the “gel coat” on top of the fiberglass and that it had no affect on airworthiness, etc. Basically, we just ignored them. ---
**Author:** ![DerekRowan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DerekRowan](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/DerekRowan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2001, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/5 "2001-12-09T03:16:23Z")
Don, we’re serial 1152 with a little over 100 hours. ---
**Author:** ![don](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@don](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/don)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/6 "2001-12-07T15:22:15Z")
When you say you have to fix them do you mean they are not under warrinty.It would be bad enough but to have to pay also would realy suck.From Don ---
**Author:** ![clyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/copa/user_avatar/forum.cirruspilots.org/clyde/32/13_2.png) [@clyde](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/u/clyde)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.cirruspilots.org/t/cracked-fiberglass-on-sr20/39322/7 "2001-12-07T23:08:41Z")
There is no gel coat on the Cirrus fiberglass - I’ve not seen any cracks on our 16 month old SR20, but we do get quite a few stone chips on the horizontal stab and heaps of them on the nosewheel spat - it’s just the paint that is chipped, we just keep touching them up.