SDR 95ZZZX5239

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
June 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N84G
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500045
Part
Bracket
Part number
6227001106
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Part time
5,747 hours
Component
6227001110
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 A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THE RT MLG DOOR CRADLE BRACKET CRACKED APPROXIMATELY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY THROUGH AT THE BEND WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FORWARD SIDE OF MAIN GEAR DOOR. NOTICED THE NEW BRACKET RECEIVED FROM CESSNA WAS MADE OF STAINLESS AND THE CRACKED BRACKET WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM OR MAGNESIUM. INSTALLED NEW BRACKET, ADJUSTED, AND CYCLED GEAR TO CHECK FAIR. SUGGEST THIS AREA GET CLOSE SCRUTINY DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTIONS UNTIL NEWER BRACKETS ARE INSTALLED.

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