SDR 97ZZZX1909

Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
OG5R092N
Und Aerospace
Aircraft
N855ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4495009
Part
Mount
Part number
8936102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt/Rt Engines
Part time
3,951 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

FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON TOP RIGHT MOUNT WHERE MOUNT RING AND TUBE FROM FIREWALL ARE WELDED. CRACK WAS ALONG EDGE OF WELD. CRACKS WERE NOT DETECTABLE UNTIL PAINT WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTION AIDS WERE USED. OPERATOR HAS INCREASED INSPECTION FREQUENCY.

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