Service difficulty report · Fairing · Cessna 310K

Difficulty date
March 29, 2023
Submitted
March 29, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6922
Make and model
Cessna 310K
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Fairing
Condition
Unknown
Location
Wing/Tank
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SCREW TO HOLD FAIRING BETWEEN WING AND TIP TANK TOO LONG AND POSSIBLE PENETRATING / RUBBING ON FUEL TANK. THE INNER AERODYNAMIC FAIRING BETWEEN TIP TANK AND UPPER SURFACE OF WING HAS A TINNERMAN NUT PLATE TO CONNECT TO ANOTHER FAIRING. SCREWS IN THIS NUT PLATE ARE USUALLY TOO LONG, TOUCH THE TIP TANK AND VIBRATION BEGINS A WEAR POINT. SEE PICTURES /USERS/BRENNEMAN/DESKTOP/IMG_4417.JPG/USERS/BRENNEMAN/DESKTOP/IMG_4418.JPG

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