Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug 600N

Difficulty date
October 26, 2001
Submitted
October 26, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N959SD
Make and model
Doug 600N
Aircraft serial
RN019
Aircraft time
1,993 hours
Part
Fitting
Part number
500N3422
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
Part time
1,993 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 THE PILOT REPORTED UNUSUAL TAILBOOM MOVEMENT DURING HIS PREFLIGHT IHSPECTION , ONE OF OUR MECHANICS REMOVE THE TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT FAIRING. HE FOUND THE RT UPPER TAILBOOM ATTACH BOLT HAD FRACTURED , AND THE BOLT HEAD WAS HELD ONLY BY SAFETY WIRE.WE THEN REMOVED THE RIVETED CLOSURE COVERING THE NUTPLATE AND ATTACH FITTING. WE FOUND FITTING, P/N 500N3422,CRACKED AND ANGLE P/N 500N3129-6 ,ALSO CRACKED. WE HAVE GROUNDED ALL 3 OF OUR 600N MODELS , AND HAVE FOUND CRACKS ON ALL 3 ANGLES .

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