Service difficulty report · Structure · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
June 11, 2010
Submitted
August 12, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N161DC
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
CO161
Aircraft time
2,197 hours
Part
Structure
Condition
Worn
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
308 hours
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 ANNUAL INSP, DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE FORE AND AFT PLAY IN RT WING, PN 22-5708-00-00-WIP. MX RECORD REVIEW INDICATED THAT THE RT WING WAS REPLACED ON 4/25/09. DISCOVERED SPAR, MAIN BOLT, BUSHING, PN 20-2700-01-20 WAS TON INSTALLED WITH NEW WING. THE ACFT FLEW FROM 4/25/09 TO 6/11/10 FOR A TOTAL OF 308.4 FLIGHT HOURS WITH SPAR, MAIN BOLT, BUSHING MISSING AND IS CONSIDERED BY THIS INSPECTOR TO BE A FLIGHT SAFETY CRITICAL ISSUE. REVIEW OF MM INSTALLATION PROCEDURES DID NOT INCLUDE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING THE SPAR, MAIN BOLT WHEN INSTALLING A NEW WING. SUSPECT THAT GMM MX INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WING WERE WRITTEN FOR REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING WING ONLY. RECOMMEND THAT THE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING A BUSHING FOR THE SPAR, MAIN BOLT WITH A NEW WING BE INCLUDED IN THE GMM.

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