SDR 98ZZZX4782

Service difficulty report · Angle · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
December 7, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N22BD
Make and model
Piper PA42
Aircraft serial
428001055
Part
Angle
Part number
706033
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
6,907 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

ON A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A 2 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE RT ENGINE FIREWALL COMING OUT FROM UNDER OUTBOARD LOWER MOUNT FLANGE. THE MOUNT BOLT APPEARED TO BE TORQUED CORRECTLY. WHILE DOING REPAIR TO FIREWALL, FOUND A CRACK IN ANGLE ON AFT SIDE OF FIREWALL. 70606-3 WAS INK-STAMPED ON THE ANGLE.

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