Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
August 6, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft time
423 hours
Part
Mount
Part number
102460002
Condition
Chafed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) FOLLOWING ENGINE MOUNT REPLACEMENT FOR SB 1103, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE MOUNT CHAFED ON ONE ENGINE MOUNT TUBE BECAUSE OF A PIECE OF THE PLENUM MAKING CONTACT. CORROSION HAD STARTED TO TAKE PLACE. THE PROBLEMATIC PART (A BOOT SEALING THE PLENUM AROUND AN ENGINE MOUNT TUBE) WAS ADJUSTED TO PREVENT CHAFING ON THE NEW ENGINE MOUNT.

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