Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 172K

Difficulty date
April 19, 2010
Submitted
June 18, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N79228
Make and model
Cessna 172K
Aircraft serial
17257980
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Mount
Part number
05510171
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
3,354 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

UPON ROUTINE INSP, CRACK WAS FOUND ON LOWER LT ENGINE MOUNT BRACE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE HISTORY ON THE ACFT. THE MOUNT DOES NOT HAVE RELIEF HOLES FOR WELDING, AND THUS CAN`T ACHIEVE FULL PENETRATION ON THE WELDS THERE. COMBINED WITH FATIGUE AND VIBRATION, THIS COULD CAUSE THE MOUNT TO CRACK. ON NEWER ACFT, MFG HAS GUSSET PLATES INSTALLED, AND THE COMPANY THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIR ALSO INSTALLS GUSSET PLATES IN THIS AREA. RECOMMENDATION IS FOR VER CLOSE VISUAL INSP OF THIS PARTICULAR AREA AT 100 HR INTERVALS UNTIL GUSSET PLATES ARE INSTALLED, OR NEW STYLE MOUNT IS INSTALLED.

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