Lycoming: IO360; Cracked Turbo Support Struts; ATA 8120
(This discrepancy combines two reports from the same mechanic on the same day. Evidently, he has opened two crates containing left and right replacement engines for a Partenavia aircraft.) “Upon removing the engine from the shipping crate, I found the (new) turbo-support strut cracked (P/N LW18607). These brackets crack all the time on this airplane... (this is a) very poor design!” (If these parts are “cracking all the time,” why are your two reports the only ones in the SDRs database for this part number? I know the paperwork is a pain — but the more you report, the greater the attention that can be brought to bear. Please include some photos next time — cracked parts still in a box would have great impact! — Ed.)