SDR 96ZZZX4038

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Stbros SD360

Difficulty date
July 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N913SB
Make and model
Stbros SD360
Aircraft serial
SH3403
Part
Bracket
Part number
SD345032XA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Ws 71.25 Aft
Part time
17,929 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

LEFT CENTER WING REAR SPAR AT STA 71.25, THE INNER FLAP OPERATING ARM LEVER BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH FLAP OPERATING ARM LEVER DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRACKET WHERE THE LEVER ATTACHES. BEARINGS INSIDE OF THE LEVER WERE FOUND FROZEN WHICH CAUSED THE EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE BRACKET WHICH CAUSED CONTACT BETWEEN THE LEVER AND THE BRACKET WHICH CAUSED THE CRACK. PART TC: 24,254.