What was found
DURING ENGINE INSP MX FOUND THE RT ENGINE, INBD UPPER TURBO. SUPPORT MOUNT ROD SEVERED (TOTAL SEPARATION) AT APPROX THE RODS MID POINT. TURBO MOUNT REPLACED WITH NEW MOUNT.
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 20,664 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- LW18302
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Support Strut
- 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.