Service difficulty report · Mount · Mooney M20F

Difficulty date
July 17, 2025
Submitted
July 17, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6345Q
Make and model
Mooney M20F
Aircraft serial
670428
Aircraft time
5,500 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Engine time
5,500 hours
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
5,500 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

DURING ENGINE OVERHAUL AND ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE R/H LOWER ENGINE MOUNT WAS FOUND CRACKED. THIS WAS HIDDEN UNTIL THE ENGINE MOUNT WAS REMOVED. RECOMMEND THAT MECHANICS VISUALLY INSPECT THE LOWER ENGINE MOUNT AREA WHERE IT AFFIXES TO THE FIREWAL, WITH A BORESCOPE OR WHEN THE EXHAUST IS REMOVED, USE A MAGNIFYING GLASS TO INSPECT THE AREA. OTHER FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED: THE AIRCRAFT HAD CHANGED FROM A 2 TO 3 BLADED PROPELLER, CHANGING HARMONIC VIBRATIONS (FROM A 2 TO 3 BLADED PROP) COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ISSUE. MORE INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE AIRFRAME ARE ONGOING.

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