SDR ECPR466DAA

Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
April 27, 2010
Submitted
April 27, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9228X
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
2841073
Aircraft time
12,448 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D2G
Engine time
3,105 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 74DM
Part
Support Angle
Part number
358460203
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Firewall
Part time
12,448 hours
Component
Firewall Frame · Piper
Component part number
3514403
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(ECPR) THE LT AND RT BATTERY BOX SUPPORT ANGLE ASSEMBLIES, PNS 35846-02 & 35846-03, WERE FOUND CRACKED JUST INBD, TOWARDS THE BATTERY BOX, OF THE BOTTOM FIREWALL ATTACH HOLES. THE CRACKS WERE BETWEEN THE ACTUAL HOLE AND THE START OF THE CURVED PORTION OF THE ANGLE. THESE CRACKS DID NOT GO THROUGH THE HOLES THEMSELVES.

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