Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
16,654 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Mount
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
16,654 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT BULKHEADS WERE WORKING. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REMOVED AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT BOTH THE LH AND RH KEEL BULKHEAD SKINS WERE SHATTERED FROM YEARS OF WORK HARDENING. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO INSPECTION TO INSPECT THE STRUCTURE OR SUB STRUCTURE UNDER THE ENGINE MOUNTS/TUNNEL AREA AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE SURROUNDING COMPONENTS.

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