SDR 95ZZZX3136

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Beech E55

Difficulty date
May 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N777BC
Make and model
Beech E55
Aircraft serial
TE1116
Part
Bracket
Part number
630695
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lower Eng Mount
Part time
1,266 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

DURING 50-HOUR INSPECTION, A SMALL .50 INCH CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE LOWER LEFT ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET OF THE LEFT ENGINE. DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE EXISTANCE OF THE CRACK. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION 50 HOURS EARLIER, NO CRACKS WERE NOTED ON THIS PORT WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 94-09-07 AND AD 95-03-14 WHICH REPLACED IT. RECOMMEND BEING SURE TO COMPLY WITH LATEST AD ON THIS BRACKET AND TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE BRACKET ANY TIME WHEN WORKING IN THE AREA.

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