Service difficulty report · Mount · Airtrc AT602

Difficulty date
November 18, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT602
Aircraft time
2,239 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
Part
Mount
Part number
5082119
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,498 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
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) DURING THE 300HR/ANNUAL INSP, ENGINE MOUNT WAS BEING INSPECTED IAW AD2008-10-12 AND AIR TRACTOR`S SL NR 253C, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT LOWER ENGINE ATTACH POINT VIA 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS. ACFT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CRACK AND A NEW ENGINE MOUNT HAS BEEN SINCE INSTALLED WITH THE GUSSET UPGRADE IAW AD2008-10-12 AND SL NR 253C WHICH WAS SUPPLIED BY THE MFG.