Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA44180T

Difficulty date
September 13, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA44180T
Aircraft time
2,516 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360E1A6
Part
Mount
Part number
86212002
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) CUSTOMER CALLED AND ASKED IF SB 719 APPLIES TO AIRCRAFT SN 448107057. THEY WERE ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO SB 719 ON AIRCRAFT 448107057, IT IS ADVISED TO CHECK AFFECTED AREAS FOR CRACKS WHEN INSPECTING PER PIPER SB 937. CRACKS DETECTED IN AREAS OUTLINED IN SB719 AND SB937. ENGINE MOUNTS ARE PAINTED BLACK MAKING CRACKS DIFFICULT TO DETECT. MOUNTS HAVE ORIGINAL PIPER PAINT AND LOOK PRETTY MUCH NEW. UPON MP INSPECTION ADDITIONAL CRACKS DETECTED. BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBIT SAME CRACKS. BOTH MOUNTS WERE CHANGED WITH MOUNTS MODIFIED PER SB 719 AND 937. ALL AIRCRAFT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN PIPER SB 719, 937, AND 1033 AS CRACKING CAN OCCUR IN ALL MOUNTS.

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