Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
December 21, 2004
Submitted
December 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N678DB
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0876
Aircraft time
4,794 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520C
Part
Bracket
Part number
51310103
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Zone 300
Part time
4,794 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

COMPLIED WITH MFG MEB 00-4 RUDDER BEARING INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT. FOUND RUDDER LOWER HINGE BEARING BRACKET INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN FROM FACTORY. REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN MEB FOUND ERRONEOUS AND INADEQUATE TO COMPLETE SATISFACTORY REPLACEMENT OF BRACKET. MS 2047AD4-11 AND AD 5-11 RIVETS CALLED OUT IN MEB ARE OF THE INADEQUATE LENGTH. THIS WILL REQUIRE -12 OR -13 LENGTH RIVETS. REPLACEMENT PN 5131010-3 IS NOT SAME SIZE AS ORIGINAL AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ADEQUATE EDGE DISTANCE FROM RIVET HOLES AS WELL AS CAUSING BULGING OF VERTICAL STABILIZER SKINS BECAUSE IT IS SLIGHTLY TOO WIDE. A MAJOR RE-WRITE OF THIS MEB AND ITS COMPLIANCE INSTRUCTIONS IS NEEDED.

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