SDR 95ZZZX1105

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cessna 310R

Difficulty date
February 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N98848
Make and model
Cessna 310R
Aircraft serial
310R0614
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
504501018
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Retract
Part time
5,930 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, RT MLG TORQUE TUBE FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH LONG AND IS LOCATED ON THE WELD AT THE BOSS FOR THE FORK BOLT. THE CRACK WAS DETECTED BY A VISIBLE LINE IN THE PAINT ON THE PART, BUT WHEN THE PAINT WAS REMOVED FOR A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION, CRACK WAS OBVIOUS ONLY WHEN LIQUID PENETRANT INSPECTION WAS UTILIZED.

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