SDR 98ZZZX3930

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cessna 421

Difficulty date
October 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N62DW
Make and model
Cessna 421
Aircraft serial
4210188
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge
Part number
502100212
Condition
Loose
Location
Ws 229
Part time
3,582 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

RIGHT AND LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE AS ATTACHED TO SPAR. RIVETS THAT PASS THROUGH HINGE, SPAR, AND LAST RIB HAVE SHEARED LEAVING LAST RIB UNSUPPORTED CRACKING SKIN IN ONE PLACE; AS WELL AS OUTER MOST PART OF REAR SPAR NOT BEING SUPPORTED WHEN AIR LOADS ARE BEING PLACED ON THE AILERON WHICH COULD LEAD TO PREMATURE SPAR FAILURE IF LEFT UNATTENDED OR DETECTED.

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