Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
January 21, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 441
Engine
Garrtt TPE3318
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Bracket
Part number
58244659
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Part time
18,570 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(AUS) LT WING OB AILERON ATTACHMENT BRACKET CRACKED. INVESTIGATION FOUND INDICATIONS OF SURFACE INTERGRANNULAR CORROSION AND CONFIRMATION OF A CRACK LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3.175MM (0.125IN) BEHIND THE BEARING HOUSING. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 12.7MM (0.5IN).

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