SDR 97ZZZX496

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cessna 140

Difficulty date
January 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1917V
Make and model
Cessna 140
Aircraft serial
14111
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Flap
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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE LEFT WING FLAP HINGES WERE FOUND CRACKED. LEFT AND RIGHT ONLY. THE AREA OF THE CRACKS WAS FOUND AT THE ATTACHING SCREW HOLES. THE CRACKS ORIGINATED IN THE HOLES AND RAN TO EACH CORNER OF THESE HINGES. PARTS TOTAL TIME UNKNOWN.

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