What was found
WHILE PERFORMING AN ENGINE INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THE RT LOWER ENGINE/TURBO MOUNT BOLT LOOSE. AFTER REMOVING THE BOLT IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TURBO MOUNT BOSS CRACKED AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PIECES.
- Difficulty date
- June 4, 2010
- Submitted
- April 5, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N141ME
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152117
- Aircraft time
- 20,079 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Engine time
- 631 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3DF36C526
- System (JASC)
- 8540 · Reciprocating Engine Rear Section
- Part
- Mount
- Part number
- 70456
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 631 hours
- 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.