SDR 95ZZZX2414

Service difficulty report · Mount · Beech A100

Difficulty date
February 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N151U
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft serial
B143
Part
Mount
Part number
5038913315
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Eng Top
Part time
9,945 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE DE-PLANED, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED RT ENGINE APPEARED TO BE SITTING A COUPLE OF INCHES LOWER THAN LT ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DETERMINED UPPER ENGINE MOUNT HOUSING HAD BROKEN. ENGINE IS AFFIXED TO THE FRAME USING 3 MOUNTS IN A TRIANGULAR MANNER WITH A SINGLE MOUNT LOCATED AT THE TOP CENTER AND ONE ON EACH SIDE IN THE LOWER AREAS. A NEW REPLACEMENT MOUNT WAS INSTALLED AND ACFT FLOWN BACK TO PAL-WAUKEE AIRPORT. WHEN IT ARRIVED, OTHER 2 MOUNTS WERE FURTHER INSPECTED AND REPLACED SO AS TO MATCH TOP MOUNT.

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