Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 58

Difficulty date
March 10, 2000
Submitted
May 10, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N37SF
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH627
Engine
Cont IO520CB
Part
Engine
Part number
9691001061
Part serial
K0929
Condition
Cracked
Location
Upper Cross-Over
Part time
10,525 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LEFT ENGINE MOUNT AT THE UPPER CROSSOVER TUBE NEAR THE WELD AT THE UPPER INBOARD ENGINE ATTACH POINT (CUSHION MOUNT). AD 91-15-20 A3 AND C HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY C/W 2,344.4 HOURS AGO. THE MOUNT WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE DAMAGED TUBE. A RECORD CHECK SHOWS SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE 1,160.8 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS DISCOVERY, AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE WAS OVERHAULED AND THE MOUNT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IN LIGHT OF THE PAST HISTORY, THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE FATIGUED THE MOUNT AT THIS POINT AND NORMAL ENGINE VIBRATION ALLOWED THE CRACK TO DEVELOP. (X)

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