SDR 97ZZZX1702

Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
March 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N15597
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7335072
Part
Mount
Part number
6711949
Condition
Cracked
Location
Eng/Mlg Mt
Part time
3,251 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

MOST OF THE TUBES ON THIS ENGINE/LANDING GEAR MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION, CRACKS, OR CHAFING. THE CHAFING WAS FROM OLD LOOP-TYPE (ADEL) CLAMPS THAT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE RUBBER CUSHIONS DRIED OUT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE ONE GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE TWO CRACKED TUBES. THE CORROSION WAS JUST FROM LACK OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IN A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT (FLORIDA).

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