Service difficulty report · Mount

Difficulty date
June 2, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Part
Mount
Part number
89P10251
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
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) CRACK FOUND ON UPPER LEFT HAND FIRESHIELD ATTACH BRACKET. CRACK STARTED IN BRACKET AND INTO MOUNT TUBING. CRACK IN TUBING WAS .6250 INCH LONG AND PROCEEDING IN LONGUTUDINAL DIRECTION. THIS IS AN EARLY STYLE DESIGN. LATER MOUNTS HAVE A BOLT ON BRACKET WHICH ELIMINATES THIS PROBLEM.