# SDR 97ZZZX1870

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 1, 1997
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N6653L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6653L), registered now
- Make and model: Conaer LA4
- Aircraft serial: 416
- System (JASC): [7120 · Engine Mount Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7120)
- Part: Mount
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Engine
- Part time: 712 hours
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1870

## Discrepancy

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.

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