Service difficulty report · Mount · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
October 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414
Engine
Cont TSIO520J
Part
Mount
Part number
085112120
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
5,032 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) AFTER ENGINE REMOVAL FROM RIGHT HAND POSITION, AN AREA ON OUTBOARD ENGINE RT BEAM HAD A SLIGHT BUMP. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED A PORTION OF THE Z-SECTION WHICH MAKES UP THE BEAM WAS CORRODED RIGHT THROUGH. INBOARD BEAM ALSO CORRODED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT OTHER OPERATORS SHOULD LOOK AT THIS AREA.

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