Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Cessna 195

Difficulty date
May 25, 2004
Submitted
June 21, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1030D
Make and model
Cessna 195
Aircraft serial
7643
Engine
Jacobs R7557
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
0322709
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTED ORIGINAL MAGENSIUM IB AILERON HINGE BRACKETS AND FOUND SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: SEVERELY CORRODED BRACKET BODY AROUND MOUNT AND BEARING BOSS. CRACKS SPANNING COMPLETELY ACROSS THE BEARING BOSS AND OR MOUNTING FEET. PRIMER AND/OR BODY FILLER TO HIDE CRACKING OF BRACKETS (THIS CONDITION FOUND ON TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF THESE BRACKETS). WE ARE FINDING 85 PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL BRACKETS UNAIRWORTHY DUE TO CORROSION, 35 PERCENT ARE CRACKED.

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