Service difficulty report · Mount · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
May 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
19,270 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Mount
Part number
LW15952
Condition
Broken
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) TURBO MOUNT LT UPPER TUBE FWD OF TURBO ATTACHMENT FOUND BROKEN DURING REGULAR INSPECTION.

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