Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
December 5, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,440 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Mount
Part number
265102218
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
6,703 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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) PILOT EXPERIENCED A HEAVY VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. INSPECTION FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE TO BE SEVERELY OUT OF ROUND. THE NLG IS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT SO A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT TO THE MOUNT AND SURROUNDING AREA. A SMALL HAIR LINE CRACK ABOUT 1" LONG WAS DISCOVERED DOWN THE CENTER OF THE LOWER RT WELD OF THE FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT RING. WHEN MOUNT WAS REMOVED, MORE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON LT AND RT SIDE OF LOWER MOUNT.

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