SDR 98ZZZX1922

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna T303

Difficulty date
April 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N511AR
Make and model
Cessna T303
Aircraft serial
T30300192
Part
Bracket
Part number
643044
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Eng Up Inbd
Part time
4,904 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

AT A 50-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT ENGINE UPPER INBOARD MOUNT BRACKET P/N 643044 CRACKED AND SEPARATED .25 INCH. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED LOWER INBOARD MOUNT P/N 643042 CRACKED IN TWO. IT APPEARS THE LOWER MOUNT BROKE FIRST CAUSING THE UPPER MOUNT TO FAIL. SUSPECT CAUSE APPEARS TO BE METAL FATIGUE CAUSED BY ENGINE VIBRATION.

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