Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 175

Difficulty date
April 16, 2008
Submitted
April 16, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6620E
Make and model
Cessna 175
Aircraft serial
56120
Aircraft time
1,927 hours
Engine
Cont GO300*
Part
Mount
Part number
051313211
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
1,927 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

INSP FOUND UPPER LT BRACKET (0513132-11) WITH A SMALL CRACK ORIGINATING FROM THE LOWER EDGE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLT WASHER. ONLY A SMALL BEND LINE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT SIDE OF THE BRACKET VIA BOROSCOPE. AFTER REMOVAL OF THIS BRACKET A CRACK WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE ENGINE SIDE OF BRACKET. FOUND UPPER RT BRACKET WITH (3) CRACKS SEPARATING THE BRACKET INTO 4 PIECES. THE THRESHOLD FOR THIS INSP SHOULD BE REDUCED FROM 2500 HRS. A MORE FREQUENT BOROSCOPE INSP WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE TRUSS MOUNT BOLTS WOULD PROVIDE AN EQUAL LEVEL OF SAFETY AS LONG AS A LARGER AREA WASHER HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. INSTALLATION OF A LARGER AREA WASHER MAY REDUCE THE STRESS POINT AND IMPROVE THE LIFE OF THE BRACKET.

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