Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
January 9, 2002
Submitted
January 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N332DM
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410167
Aircraft time
7,401 hours
Part
Rib
Part number
57222061
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Center Wing
Part time
7,401 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

DURING A SHCEDULED INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE LEFT WING CENTER SECTION CANTED RIB CAP P/N: 5722206-1 (LCWS 26.85 INCHES) HAD A CRACK ALONG THE BEND RADIUS AFT OF THE CENTER WING MAIN SPAR (FS 177.45 ) AND EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH AFT OF THE SPAR. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE RIB CAP, CLOSE EXAMINATION OF THE PART REVEALED THAT THE CAP WAS MANUFACTURED WITH THE BEND RADIUS PARALLEL TO THE GRAIN OF THE METAL RESULTING IN A GRAIN SEPERATION TYPE CRACK.

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