Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 180J

Difficulty date
December 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 180J
Engine
Cont O470R
Propeller
Mcauly 2A34C203
Part
Mount
Part number
075100127
Condition
Cracked
Location
Eng Lh Hor.Tube
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) ENGINE MOUNT HAD BEEN RECENTLY OVERHAULED. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL TUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED 3/4 AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE IN A HELICAL PATTERN. NO CORROSION WAS EVIDENT. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT TUBE INTERNALSTRESSES MAY HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED DURING OVERHAUL.

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