What was found
UPON REMOVING ENGINE FROM SHIPPING CRATE, FOUND (NEW) TURBO SUPPORT STRUT, CRACKED. THESE BRACKETS CRACK ALL THE TIME IN THE AIRPLANE. VERY POOR DESIGN! (K)
- Difficulty date
- February 13, 2007
- Submitted
- March 6, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N737
- Make and model
- Parten P68TCOBS
- Aircraft serial
- 40004OTC
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Strut
- Part number
- LW18607
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Turbo
- 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.