Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA28R180

Difficulty date
December 8, 1999
Submitted
April 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7625J
Make and model
Piper PA28R180
Aircraft serial
28R31020
Engine
Lyc IO360B1E
Part
Mount
Part number
6711949
Part serial
F678
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
4,103 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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOTICED A RUST COLORED AREA ON THE ENG MOUNT, LOWER CROSSTUBE, ON LT SECTION. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED TUBE WAS CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND THE CRACKED AREA WELDED. NOTE: SUBMITTER STATED IN THE NEXT HANGAR ANOTHER PA 28R-180 IN FOR A 100-HR INSPECTION AND FOUND MOUNT CRACKED IN SAME AREA. (X)

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