SDR 99ZZZX3475

Service difficulty report · Hinge Assy · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
August 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733KD
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20604772
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Assy
Part number
122005312
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
8,120 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

BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD AILERON HINGE BRACKET ASSYS ON THE RIGHT WING WERE CRACKED ON THE BOTTOM AND HAD LOOSE OF SHEARED RIVETS WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE REAR SPAR. THIS DAMAGE CANNOT BE SEEN WITHOUT REMOVING THE FALSE SPAR, BUT CAN BE DETECTED BY LOOSENESS OF THE BRACKET UP AND DOWN.

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