Service difficulty report · Isolator · Gulstm 695A

Difficulty date
April 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 695A
Aircraft time
7,215 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Propeller
Rotol R306382F7
Part
Isolator
Part number
620129527
Condition
Corroded
Location
Engine
Part time
3,488 hours
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) DURING SCHEDULED 3600 HOUR REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE ISOLATORS, ISOLATOR WAS FOUND CORRODED ONCE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE MOUNTING DESIGN OF THE ISOLATOR DOES NOT ALLOW A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THIS AREA OF THE ISOLATOR. IT COULD ONLY BE OBSERVED ONCE REMOVED FROM THE MOUNT. CORROSION AND RUBBER DETERIORATION OF THE ISOLATOR FOUND.THIS WAS INSTALLED ON ONE OF THE LOWER MOUNTS. (TC# 20110430001)