Service difficulty report · Mount · Gulstm 690

Difficulty date
January 25, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690
Aircraft time
4,577 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Part
Mount
Condition
Damaged
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) RIGHT FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY FOUND BROKEN DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK OF ENGINE. REMAINDER OF STUD HAD SHAKEN LOOSE FROM ENGINE VIBRATION ISOLATOR AND HAD FALLEN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE NACELLE. UPON EXAMINING THIS PART OF THE MOUNT ASSEMBLY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAD FRACTURED AT THE SHANK, JUST BEFORE THE CENTERING CONE. THE FRACTURE PROPAGATED THROUGH SHANK BEFORE BREAKING OFF AND CAUSING A SHIFT IN ENGINE MOUNT ALIGNMENT. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND ALL MOUNTS REPLACED FOR THIS ENGINE.