Service difficulty report · Screw · Aviat A1C180

Difficulty date
March 25, 2014
Submitted
March 25, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N337DP
Make and model
Aviat A1C180
Aircraft serial
3144
Aircraft time
390 hours
Part
Screw
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SCREWS ON THE OUTER PANELS ON THE FUSELAGE ARE HITTING THE FRAME ALL AROUND THE LOWER SECTION OF THE FRAME. SCREWS SEEM TO BE TO LONG AND ARE ERODING THE FRAME TUBING IN CERTAIN AREAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE MANUFACTURER. IT SEEMS THE SCREWS ARE TO LONG AND ARE RUBBING ON THE FRAME. THIS IS OCCURRING ON EVERY METAL PANEL ON THE LOWER ATTACH ROWS.

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