Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
February 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C93
Part
Mount
Part number
160128
Condition
Corroded
Location
Eng Bulkhead
Part time
4,071 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) CORROSION WAS DETECTED ON BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS AND BOTH ENGINES WERE REMOVED TO EFFECT APPROVED REPAIR UNDER RDA AUTHORITY. DURING RE-RIVETING OF ASSEMBLY, IT BROKE IN TWO DUE TO THE CORROSION. IT WAS STATED THAT OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE STRUCTURE INTEGRITY HAD BEEN COMPROMISED. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AD 75-23-08R5 HAD NOT BEEN FULLY COMPLIED WITH.

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