SDR 010304

Service difficulty report · Screw · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 4, 2000
Submitted
December 6, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6775C
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500677
Aircraft time
5,833 hours
Part
Screw
Part number
MS24694C51
Condition
Oversized
Location
Both Wings
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

LEFT WING AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN HAS BEEN CHAFED BY THE UPPER SCREW OF THE OUTBOARD ROW OF SCREWS ATTACHING THE HEATED LEADING EDGE TO THE WING. THE SCREWS INSTALLED WERE TOO LONG, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE THE ONES CALLED FOR IN THE PARTS CATALOG. THEY CHAFED INTO THE WING LEADING EDGE SKIN ABOUT 0.024 INCH DEEP INTO THE LEFT WING AND 0.018 INCH INTO THE RIGHT WING. THE SKIN IS 0.040 INCH ALUMINUM. CESSNA HAS APPROVED A SHORTER SCREW TO BE INSTALLED AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PERMANENT REPAIR. (X)

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