Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 180D

Difficulty date
April 19, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 180D
Aircraft time
4,080 hours
Engine
Cont O470L
Propeller
Mcauly 2A36C29
Part
Mount
Part number
075100125
Condition
Cracked
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) A CRACK, APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG, WAS DISCOVERED AT A CLUSTER WELD LOCATED UNDER THE RT REAR MOUNTING PAD. THE WELD THAT FAILED WAS ON THE LOWER REAR TUBING THAT RUNS LT TO RT ON THE AIRCRAFT, AND JOINS INTO THE MAIN FRAME OF THE MOUNT (WHICH RUNS FORE AND AFT).

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