SDR 97ZZZX2881

Service difficulty report · Mount Beam · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
May 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N111SC
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0335
Part
Mount Beam
Part number
085112132
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Otbd Nacelle
Part time
5,031 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

DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, SEVERE CORROSION WAS FOUND ON RIGHT OUTBOARD ENGINE MOUNT BEAM ASSY, AFT CANTED BULKHEAD, AND RT AND LT DOUBLERS. FOUND PARTS TO BE EXTREMELY SCARCE FOR THIS TYPE OF REPAIR. CORROSION CAUSED BY HEAT FROM EXHAUST TAILPIPE AND EXHAUST ELBOW. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS HEAT SHIELD.

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