SDR 97ZZZX2890

Service difficulty report · Mount Beam · Cessna 340CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N69558
Make and model
Cessna 340CESSNA
Aircraft serial
3400504
Part
Mount Beam
Part number
085112132
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Otbd Nacelle
Part time
5,163 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 ANNUAL INSPECTION, SEVERE CORROSION FOUND ON RT OUTBOARD ENGINE MOUNT BEAM ASSY, AFT CANTED BULKHEAD AND RT AND LT DOUBLERS. PROBE WAS USED TO TEST CORROSION AND PUSHED COMPLETELY THROUGH MOUNT BEAM. PARTS ARE EXTREMELY SCARCE FOR THIS REPAIR. CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY HEAT EXHAUST TAILPIPE AND ELBOW. SUGGEST HEAT SHIELD.