SDR 99ZZZX2718

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 175

Difficulty date
June 30, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6672E
Make and model
Cessna 175
Aircraft serial
56172
Part
Bracket
Part number
051313211
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Mount
Part time
2,206 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

ALL FOUR ENGINE MOUNT ATTACH BRACKETS WERE DESTROYED AND 3 WERE CRACKED WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS PASS THROUGH THE FIREWALL. THIS IS AN ALUMINUM ANGLE THAT THE FIRWALL ATTACHES TO THAT IS .060 INCH THICK THAT COVERS PART OF THE FACE OF THE BRACKET. THIS LEAVES AN OPEN GAP BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE ENGINE MOUNT. WHEN THE BOLT IS TORQUED UP, IT PULLS THE BRACKET FORWARD TO TRY TO FILL THIS GAP. FOUND THIS ONLY AFTER REMOVAL OF THE FIREWALL, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A CONDITION PRESENT FROM THE FACTORY.

More about the Cessna 175