Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Amrgen AA5A

Difficulty date
March 21, 2008
Submitted
March 22, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amrgen AA5A
Aircraft serial
SERIES
Aircraft time
2,850 hours
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
902010XXX
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Part time
2,850 hours
Component
Aileron Control · Grumav
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
L
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

WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD 79-22-04 ON AILERON CONTROL SYS INSP AND SB 165A, 100 HOUR REPETITIVE INSP, FOUND LT OB AILERON HINGE SUPPORT BRACKET, 902010-501 CRACKED. CRACKED VISUALLY SEEN WITH OUT DISASSEMBLY USING A STRONG LIGHT AND SYSTEM LOADING. HOWEVER, WHEN REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT WITH NEW SUPPORT, THERE WERE 3 ADDITIONAL CRACKS GIVING A TOTAL OF (4) ON THIS COMPONENT, PAINT AND LOCATION OF CRACKS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH WITH COMPONENT INSTALLED.