SDR 97ZZZX4520

Service difficulty report · T Angle · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
September 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N69943
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140645
Part
T Angle
Part number
50130225
Condition
Rivet Sheared
Location
Nlg Well
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

NOSE WHEELWELL SUBSTRUCTURE - CRACKS, LOOSE AND SHEARED RIVETS WERE FOUND ON BOTH SIDES OF NOSE GEAR WHEELWELL SUBSTRUCTURE. BULKHEAD, P/N 5013020-14, HAD CRACKED BUTT END, RIVETS SHEARED WHERE T-ANGLES, P/N 5213028-6 AND P/N 5013022-5 ARE RIVETED GUSSETS, P/N 521328-4 AND P/N 5013022-801. LOOSE AND WORKING RIVETS WERE FOUND IN LOWER END OF STIFFENERS, P/N 5013044, -3, AND -11. DOUBLERS, P/N 521-3045-3 LT, AND -2 RT, WERE FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER AFT CORNER RADIUS RELIEF CUT-OUTS.

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