Service difficulty report · Mount Bolt · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
July 21, 2017
Submitted
November 8, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
M36R626Y
Martinaire Aviation, LLC
Aircraft
N9594B
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0131
Part
Mount Bolt
Part number
AN412A
Condition
Corroded
Location
Horiz Stab
Component
Horiz Stab · Cessna
Component part number
26320001
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 SCHEDULED INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOUNT BOLTS HAD BEEN SHEERED IN HALF. CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND THE BOLT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE OTHER THREE MOUNT BOLTS WERE REMOVED AND EXAMINED, ALL WERE CORRODED. A FLEET CAMPAIGN DIRECTIVE WAS INITIATED TO INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BOLTS.

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