Service difficulty report · Mount · Enstrm F28F

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
April 8, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N620TA
Make and model
Enstrm F28F
Aircraft serial
747
Engine
Lyc HIO360*
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Right
Part time
874 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

TROUBLESHOOTING A TRACKING DISCREPANCY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT FWD MOUNT LOCATION OF THE PYLON HAD CRACKED AS WELL AS THE GUSSET. THE CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE THROUGH THE UPPER SIDE PANELS JUST BELOW THE FUEL TANKS. THE CRACK WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE FUEL TANKS WERE REMOVED. THE CRACK IS AROUND THE LARGE TUBE JUST AFT OF THE M.G.B MOUNT. THE TRACKING ISSUE WAS SIMPLY THAT THE 1:1 VIBRATION COULD NOT BE LOWERED TO AN ACCEPTABLE NUMBER AND WOULD NOT REPEAT WITH NO ADJUSTMENTS MADE. (K)