What was found
V-CHANNEL CRACKED WHERE AILERON HINGE RIVETED TO IT. DIFFICULT TO SEE CRACK. SUSPECT DEFECTIVE IF MOVEMENT NOTICED WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED UPWARD TO FLAT OF AILERON LOWER SURFACE.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N569QL
- Make and model
- Cessna U206
- Aircraft serial
- U2060608
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- V-Channel
- Part number
- 12200509
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Ob Ail Hinge
- Part time
- 10,655 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.