SDR 97ZZZX555

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Scwzer 269D

Difficulty date
November 26, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N330ST
Make and model
Scwzer 269D
Aircraft serial
0001
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Cyclic Brg
Part time
869 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

DURING 100 HR INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE FWD BULKHEAD WHERE THE CYCLIC BEARING SUPPORT ATTACHES. MOVING CYCLIC FWD AND AFT YOU CAN SEE THIS LOWER LEFT CORNER FLEX, THE CRACK CAN ONLY BE SEEN FROM UNDER THE LEFT SEAT AREA. AIRCRAFT TIME 870 HRS. SUBMITTER STATES NEEDS TO HAVE THICKER METAL IN THIS AREA.