Service difficulty report · Casting · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
November 14, 2007
Submitted
November 28, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft serial
T20608075
Part
Casting
Part number
12116013
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
1,250 hours
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

AIRCRAFT OPERATED ON MOSTLY UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIPS. PART IS SAME AS 206F AND G MODELS. PART IN QUESTION WAS INSTALLED AT TIME OF MFG OF AIRPLANE. CASTING IS CRACKED IN (3) DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. WE OPERATE NUMEROUS OF THESE AC AND HAVE A LONG HISTORY WITH 206 AIRCRAFT. WE HAVE SEEN CRACKS OF THIS NATURE BEFORE, BUT RARELY WITH SO LITTLE TIME IN SERVICE. (K)

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