Service difficulty report · Isolator · Airtrc AT301

Difficulty date
April 14, 2010
Submitted
April 14, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3370
Make and model
Airtrc AT301
Aircraft serial
3010580
Engine
Pwa R1340*
Engine time
2,070 hours
Part
Isolator
Part number
22378
Condition
Split
Location
Engine Mount
Part time
60 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE ISOLATOR MOUNTS PN 22387 WERE REPLACED WHEN ACFT RESTORED. FIRST ANNUAL AFTER INSTALLATION WITH APPROX 60 HRS TIS MOUNTS SHOWED EXCESSIVE CRACKING AND DETERIORATION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. LOWER MOUNTS SHOWED THE MOST AMOUNT OF WEAR WITH THE AREA AROUND THE METAL ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED 2/3 THE WAY AROUND, AND PIECES MISSING. WAS TOLD BY ACFT OWNER, HE HAD HEARD THE MOUNT COMPOSITION HAD RECENTLY BEEN CHANGED. NO RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME OTHER THAN TO CLOSELY MONITOR.