SDR 97ZZZX4521

Service difficulty report · Stiffener · 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
Stiffener
Part number
50130443
Condition
Rivets Loose
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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