SDR 95ZZZX5976

Service difficulty report · Carriage · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
September 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N157JB
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
6
Part
Carriage
Part number
T700A5755097000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Flap
Part time
1,535 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

WHILE C/W SB 70-048-57, 2 CRACKS WERE FOUND. ONE IN THE LOWER WEB OF THE LT FLAP INBOARD CARRIAGE, ONE INCH FROM THE AFT ROLLER STUD, AND THE OTHER IN THE VERTICAL WEB, .3750 INCH FROM THE FORWARD ROLLER STUD. BOTH CRACKS WERE BEYOND ALLOWABLE STOP DRILL LIMITS IAW THIS SB. PART WAS CHANGED WITH NEW P/N WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED WITH THICKER WEBS. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS OPERATORS WHO HAVE NOT C/W THIS SB SHOULD DO SO BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHTS.

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