Service difficulty report · Channel · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
April 21, 2000
Submitted
May 16, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N81703
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11438
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Channel
Part number
250000373
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Part time
4,616 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.

What was found

AFTER REMOVAL OF BOTH RT AND LT AILERON INBOARD HINGE ASSEMBLIES, FOUND BOTH AILERON ''U'' CHANNELS HAD CRACKS IN THE WEB AROUND THE LOWER HINGE ATTACH BOLTS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED INSTALLING A REINFORCING PLATE ON AFT SIDE OF WEB IAW AC 43.131B PAR 4-58, 4-59. (X)