What was found
FOUND CRACKS EMINATING FROM LAST RIVET ON INBOARD UPPER ENGINE SUPPORT BRACKET. IT APPEARS THAT THIS RIVET WAS SMASHED HARDER THAT NECESSARY DURING MANUFACTURE.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 2002
- Submitted
- May 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N155CA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T
- Aircraft serial
- 31T7820024
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Support Bracket
- Part number
- 5008906
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- 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.