SDR 97ZZZX1870

Service difficulty report · Mount · Conaer LA4

Difficulty date: March 1, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N6653L
Make and model: Conaer LA4
Aircraft serial: 416
System (JASC): 7120 · Engine Mount Section
Part: Mount
Condition: Cracked
Location: Engine
Part time: 712 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

ENGINE MOUNT CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED DURING REMOVAL OF BRACKETT AIR FILTER COWLING. CRACKED SUPPORT IS APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG, 2 INCHES HIGH, .1250 INCH THICK AND MADE OF STEEL, AND IS WELDED HORIZONTALLY TO THE ENGINE MOUNT STRUCTURE. THE SUPPORT ACTS AS A RIVETED CONNECTION FOR THE FORWARD RIB, P/N 2-5250, 2-5200, AND AFT RIBS 2-5253-27 AND 28.