What was found
TUBING WAS CRACKED AFT OF FIREWALL. AT ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH POINTS, GUSSETS WERE INSTALLED PER AD 79-12-09 BEFORE CRACKS WERE FOUND. REMOVED HOPPER FOR WELDING AND FOUND CRACK 2 INCHES LONG ON TOP OF TUBING CLUSTER LT SIDE.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9960P
- Make and model
- Piper PA36285
- Aircraft serial
- 367560071
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Tubing Cluster
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Eng Mount Top
- Part time
- 4,550 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.