Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna P206

Difficulty date
December 2, 2004
Submitted
January 28, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2527X
Make and model
Cessna P206
Aircraft serial
P2060027
Aircraft time
4,959 hours
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE PERFORMING INSPECTION PORTION OF AD PERTAINING TO THE AFT VERTICAL FIN ATTACHMENT BULKHEAD, ONE CRACK WAS FOUND IN EACH OF LOWER IB PORTIONS OF THE RUDDER CABLE CUTOUTS AT APPROXIMATELY THE 4 O`CLOCK POSITION ON THE LT CUTOUT AND THE 8 O`CLOCK POSITION ON THE RT CUTOUT. CRACKS WERE EACH APPROX .2500 INCH LONG, ORIGINATING AT THE EDGE OF THE CUTOUT AND TRAVELING IN A DIRECTION PERPENDICULAR TO GANGENT OF RADIUS OF CUTOUT AT POINT OF ORIGIN. ALL OTHER AREAS OF INSP PRESCRIBED BY AD WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS AND NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR CRACKS IN THIS LOCATION UNLESS POINTS OF CONCENTRATED STRESS CAUSED BY RUDDER DEFLECTION. (SO09200502375) (SO09200502381) (K)

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