Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
November 4, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
4,906 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Part
Mount
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbocharger
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 INSPECTION OF RT ENGINE, THE LT UPPER TURBO MOUNT TUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED. TURBO MOUNT REPLACED WITH PN: LW15952. TSN OF REMOVED PART COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

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