Service difficulty report · Truss · Doug DC3

Difficulty date
December 6, 2019
Submitted
December 13, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N467SP
Make and model
Doug DC3
Aircraft serial
32948
Aircraft time
22,529 hours, 18,412 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6A66A
Engine time
12,239 hours, 6,758 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Truss
Part number
712000
Part serial
123
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,822 hours, 1,158 cycles
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

DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE/ENGINE CHANGE, CONDUCTED THE SCHEDULED 1000 HOUR SPECIAL INSPECTION OF WELDS ON RH ENGINE TRUSS MOUNT ASSEMBLY (AAIP SPEC INSP #25). VERY SMALL (FINE) CRACK APPROX 3/4" LONG WAS OBSERVED WITH 16X MAGNIFYING GLASS PRIOR TO APPLICATION OF DYE PENETRANT. LOCATION-RH SIDE OF MOUNT,INBOARD LOWER WELD CLUSTER - RUNNING NEARLY VERTICALLY ON WELD THAT JOINS THE 3/4" THICK MACHINED MATING BLOCK (HAS THE THREE BOLT HOLES) TO UPPER WRAP AROUND SECTION. VIEWED WITH ENGINE REMOVED AND LOWER YOKE REMOVED FROM TRUSS. ISOLATOR MOUNTS WERE REVIEWED FOR CONDITION, NOT A FACTOR. PROP DYNAMIC BALANCE AND INSPECTION OF BLADE ANGLES TO BE CARRIED OUT PRIOR TO RE-INSTALLATION. 125 OPERATOR.

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