What was found
ENGINE MOUNT TRUSS ASSEMBLY HAS CRACKS APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THROUGH THE BOTTOM TRUSS TUBE AT THE JUNCTION FOR THE MID-SPAN DOWN TUBE WELDS. THE CRACKS ARE PRESENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOWER TRUSS (INBD AND OUTBD).
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2022
- Submitted
- April 19, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N242M
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- SR220911
- Aircraft time
- 4,206 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 1,511 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 16546001
- Part serial
- 3388
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 1,511 hours
- Component
- Mount Lower Tub · Cirrus
- Component part number
- 16546001
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.