Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Swrngn SA227*

Difficulty date
November 18, 2009
Submitted
November 19, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N955B
Make and model
Swrngn SA227*
Aircraft serial
DC821B
Aircraft time
28,950 hours, 31,556 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
2731264013
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
28,950 hours, 31,556 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE INSP OF THE LT WING ATTACH FITTINGS, CLIP PN 27-31264-013 WAS FOUND CRACKED/BROKEN VERTICALLY THROUGH AT BOTH CORNERS. CLIP WAS IN 3 PIECES WHEN REMOVED.