SDR 96ZZZX3341

Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
June 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N411EL
Make and model
Piper PA30
Aircraft serial
30786
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
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

FOUND AT ANNUAL, A CRACK ACROSS THE RING ON RT ENGINE MOUNT LOWER RT SIDE. IT HAD BEEN OVERHAULED JUST 92 HRS BEFORE AND REPAIRED IN THIS AREA. SUBMITTER STATED ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY CHECKED WHEN REPAIRED IN THIS AREA. CRACKS NOT EASILY SEEN. PAINTING MOUNTS A DIFFERENT COLOR WOULD MAKE CRACKS MORE EASILY SEEN. WHITE WOULD BE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. CRACK NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY WELD.

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