SDR 95ZZZX2190

Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
April 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1547T
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0314
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
51915261
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
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

OBTAINED REPLACEMENT HINGE BRACKET ASSY FROM CESSNA DISTRIBUTOR. PART WAS MIS-DRILLED APPARENTLY BY CESSNA FACTORY. THIS PART DID NOT MEET MINIMUM EDGE DISTANCE PER AC 43.13, THE HOLES DID NOT MATCH THE AIRPLANE, AND THE UNIT WAS ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY.

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