SDR 97ZZZX3700

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Beech D55

Difficulty date
July 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8491N
Make and model
Beech D55
Aircraft serial
TE607
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
D3830
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spinner
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

THIS SPINNER BULKHEAD WAS A NEW PART THAT HAD ONLY 57 HOURS WHEN IT CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED IN THE FRONT PLATE UNDER THE SCREW HEADS THAT HOLD THE PLATES THAT MOUNT THE BULKHEAD TO THE CRANKSHAFT. THE SPINNER WAS INSTALLED WITH THE PROPER AMOUNT OF SHIMS IN THE FRONT BULKHEAD.

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