What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. AFTER REMOVING FLOAT BUMPERS OFF OF BOTH FLOATS, TWO LARGE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON EACH BULKHEAD NOSE ASSY . THE CRACKS STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM NUT PLATES AND WERE ABOUT THREE INCHES IN LENGTH.
- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2013
- Submitted
- April 16, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N721NR
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft serial
- U20606902
- Aircraft time
- 2,949 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550F
- Engine time
- 693 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly D3A34C402
- System (JASC)
- 3246 · Wheel/Ski/Float
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 30A01000329
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Float
- 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.