SDR 98ZZZX17

Service difficulty report · Carrier · Socata TBM700

Difficulty date
November 28, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N79Z
Make and model
Socata TBM700
Aircraft serial
19
Part
Carrier
Part number
T700A5755063101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flap Bearing
Part time
789 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

WHILE CARRYING OUT A 100-HOUR REPETITIVE INSPECTION IAW DGAC AD 94-110, AND SB 70-048-57, IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL 4 FLAP BEARING CARRIAGES WERE CRACKED. THE CRACKS WERE NOT LOCATED IN THE INSPECTION AREAS SHOWN IN THE SB 70-048-57, BUT WERE LOCATED IN THE WEBS. ALL 4 FLAP BEARING CARRIAGES WERE REPLACED WITH MODIFIED ITEMS BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT.

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