Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
March 23, 2018
Submitted
March 23, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N579W
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1639
Aircraft time
2,265 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
1,819 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2Y*
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
SEEPROBLEMDISCRI
Condition
Corroded
Location
Te Flap
Part time
2,265 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

PROBLEM AREA BY VISUAL INSPECTION - RIGHT AND LEFT FLAP HINGE BRACKET SEVERE CORROSION AND PRONE TO CRACKS LEADING UP TO THE BOLT HOLES THAT ATTACH THE BRACKET TO THE AIR FRAME OR AT THE FLAP MOUNTING HOLES IF CORROSION PROGRESSES AND NOT DETECTED AND CAN LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLAP SEPARATION FROM FLAP BRACKET OR SEPARATION FROM FLAP BRACKET TO AIR FRAME. THIS CORROSION APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SR20 & SR22 MODELS BUT SHOULDN'T LIMIT THE INSPECTION ON SR22T MODELS. THE CORROSION FOUND RANGES FROM AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME OF 1300.00 - 2200.0 HOURS BY VISUAL INSPECTION AND THE HINGE FLAP BRACKET FAIRING STOPS NEED TO BE REMOVED AND FLAP BRACKET FAIRINGS ROTATED FORWARD FOR A THOROUGH INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE BRACKET. FLAP BRACKET PART NUMBERS AS FOLLOWS- LEFT HAND INBOARD 14571-007, CENTER 14572-004, OUTBOARD 14573-004. RIGHT HAND 14571-008, CENTER 14572-004, OUTBOARD 14573-004.

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