SDR 98ZZZX4260

Service difficulty report · Strut Fitting · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
September 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N70SB
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20605554
Part
Strut Fitting
Part number
3A02064001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Fuselage
Part time
8,281 hours
Component
Wiplineinc · 3730
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, FOUND THE AFT LEFT UPPER DIAGONAL STRUT FITTING CRACKED IN FIVE SEPARATE AREAS ON BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL GRAIN. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT TWO CRACKS WERE LOCATED ALONG AN ORIGINAL MACHINING MARK. THE MARK WAS NOT PRESENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE FITTING.

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