SDR 95ZZZX654

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
January 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N414VA
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0442
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
E6178
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop Spinner
Part time
557 hours
Component
Mcauly
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

AIRCRAFT MODIFIED PER STC SA4943SW (RAM WINGLETS AND GROSS WEIGHT INCREASE) AND STC SA7633SW (LIQUID ENGINES AND MCCAULEY PROPS). SPINNER BULKHEAD FOUND WITH 3 CRACKS EMANATING FROM ATTACHMENT STUD HOLES. TWO CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG, OTHER APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG. IT APPEARS THE WAY THE 3 CRACKS STARTED, THAT THE OTHER 3 MOUNT HOLES WOULD CRACK SOON. POSSIBLE REINFORCEMENT REQUIRED IN THIS AREA.

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