Ottertrack
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It appears I might have a big problem. As I was mounting the firewall and clamping the upper engine mount brackets to the longerons, I noticed both brackets have split at the vertex. It seems odd because I noticed before I clamped them to the longerons that I had the downward bend and twist of the longerons just right so that the brackets nest perfectly. Has anyone else seen this happen? Would this affect the structural integrity of the airplane? It seems to me that once the fingers of the bracket are securely fastened to the longerons, that is where the real strength is, but I'm not sure. I'll be calling Vans on Monday but thought I would ask you all. Thanks.