SDR 97ZZZX1908

Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N854ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4495008
Part
Mount
Part number
8936102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
4,099 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

LEFT ENGINE MOUNT WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK WAS ON TOP RIGHT MOUNT RING AT WELD WHERE TUBE FROM FIREWALL MEETS MOUNT RING. C/W PIPER SB 937 PREVIOUSLY. CRACK WAS DETECTED WITHOUT REMOVING PAINT FROM MOUNT. INSPECTION FREQUENCY INCREASED BY OPERATOR.

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