SDR 95ZZZX2847

Service difficulty report · Tube Frame · Slnsby T67M260

Difficulty date: May 17, 1995
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N3100X
Make and model: Slnsby T67M260
Aircraft serial: 930557
System (JASC): 7120 · Engine Mount Section
Part: Tube Frame
Condition: Incomplete Weld
Location: Engine Mount
Part time: 198 hours
Stage of operation: IN
Nature of condition: W
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT STEEL TUBE ENGINE FRAME/MOUNT, PN T67G51201, CLUSTER WELD WAS NOT COMPLETELY WELDED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE TOP/UPPER RIGHT CLUSTER WELD CONTAINED A TUBE WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETELY WELDED INTO THE CLUSTER. THE WELD BEAD AROUND THE TUBE END WAS NOT COMPLETE AS IT ENTERED THE TUBING CLUSTER. THIS DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE FRAME ASSY.