Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
August 3, 2010
Submitted
August 3, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N495CS
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
195
Aircraft time
8,946 hours, 10,809 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110R
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3T*
Part
Attach Bracket
Part number
13410021
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Part time
8,946 hours, 10,809 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING A ROUTINE CORROSION INSP, A MX FOUND A CRACK IN THE CTR WING LOWER ATTACH FITTING FRON THE FWD BOLT HOLE TO THE END OF THE FITTING, MX REMOVED THE OUTER WING FROM THE CTR WING AND PERFORMED NDT INSP ON ALL ATTACH FITTINGS. DURING THE NDT THE OUTER WING UPPER AND LOWER ATTACH BRACKETS WERE FOUND CRACKED, THE CRACKS STARTING FROM BOLTS HOLES AND MOVING FWD. MX REPLACED ALL 3 FITTING IAW THE MFG INSTRUCTIONS.