SDR 98ZZZX3184

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Mrchti S20522R

Difficulty date
July 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N729WA
Make and model
Mrchti S20522R
Aircraft serial
388
Engine
Frnkln 6A350C1
Part
Bracket
Part number
205303418
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
1,701 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 C/W AD 75-17-32-R2 - LANDING GEAR OPERATING MECHANISM, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT INTERNAL WING RIB BRACKET. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE UPPER RADIUS AND WAS APPROXIMATELY .75 INCH IN LENGTH. SUBMITTER STATED THE CRACK WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY IMPROPER INSTALLATION. THE BRACKET IS RIVETED TO A WING RIB AND ATTACHED TO THE REAR SPAR WITH BOLTS. IT APPEARS WHEN THE BRACKET WAS ATTACHED TO THE RIB, IT DID NOT CONTACT THE REAR SPAR, CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE BOLTS WERE TORQUED, THEY 'PULLED' THE BRACKET CAUSING IT TO CRACK. SIAI MARCHETTI MANDATORY SB NR 205B37E ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.