Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Cessna 180H

Difficulty date
March 14, 2013
Submitted
April 5, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N91393
Make and model
Cessna 180H
Aircraft serial
18052063
Engine
Cont O470*
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
071349561LT
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
6,980 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 INSPECTION, JACKED ACFT TO CHECK MLG FREE PLAY, AND FOUND THE RT LANDING GEAR OTBD SUPPORT BRACKET RT TO HAVE SOME MOVEMENT BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE FWD AND REAR ATTACHED BULKHEADS. REMOVED GEAR LEG IAW MM AND ONLY AFTER REMOVAL, SPOTTED INTERGRANULAR CORROSION ON THE INBD SUPPORT BRACKET PN 0713495-8 RH. REMOVED THE INBD SUPPORT BRACKET, PN 0713495-8 AND THE OTBD SUPPORT BRACKET, PN 0713495-62, AFTER REMOVAL CLEANED OTBD SUPPORT BRACKET AND INSPECTED BRACKET, FOUND APPROX .5" CRACK EXTENDING FROM TOP EDGE, .7500" AFT OF THE FWD SIDE OF THE GEAR LEG HOLE. UPON FINDING THIS CRACK (WHICH ARE ONLY VISIBLE IF THE GEAR LEG SHIM/SPRING ALIGNMENT AND GEAR WEDGE ARE REMOVED) WE REMOVED THE LT GEAR LEG AND FOUND THE SAME CRACK IN THE LT OTBD SUPPORT BRACKET, PN 0713495-61.

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