Service difficulty report · Mount · Amrgen AA5B

Difficulty date
March 1, 2004
Submitted
May 27, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N74608
Make and model
Amrgen AA5B
Aircraft serial
AA5B0282
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Mount
Part number
5501111501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
4,700 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 INSP, A CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE LOWER HORIZONTAL CROSSPIECE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE CRACK IS APPROX .5000 INCH AWAY FROM THE PILOT SIDE END OF THIS TUBE, NEAR THE WELD THAT ATTACHES THIS TUBE TO THE DIAGONAL TUBE THAT ATTACHES TO THE FIREWALL LOWER PILOT SIDE SUPPORT BRACKET. THIS SAME CRACK LOCATION HAS BEEN SEEN IN SEVERAL AIRCRAFT. APPEARS TO BE A POINT OF HIGH VIBRATION INDUCED STRESS, AS THERE IS LITTLE LOAD ON THE PART DURING OPERATION.