Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Beech A200

Difficulty date
June 5, 2003
Submitted
June 5, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N72476
Make and model
Beech A200
Aircraft serial
BC26
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
1016200121
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator
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

DURING CORR INSP, MECH NOTICED "PAINT BUBBLING" ON LT, IB ELEV HINGE BRACKET. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY SCRAPING-OFF PAINT BUBBLE, CORR WAS FOUND. ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CLEAN AND TREAT AREA, BUT FOUND THAT MORE YOU CLEANED CORROSION, MORE METAL WAS BEING REMOVED IN PROCESS. FLAKING, CORR WAS TOO DEEP INTO METAL OF HINGE BRKT. HINGE BRKT WAS ORDERED AND AFFECTED PART WAS REPLACED. A/C ARE KEPT OUTSIDE, THIS IS REASON FOR CORROSION INSP CYCLE. A/C WAS RE-PAINTED OVER TWO YEARS AGO. WE HAVE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO SPOT THESE "BUBBLED PAINT" AREAS, WHEN AREAS ARE SPOTTED, SCRAPE-OFF SOME PAINT AND RESULT IS SAME, CORR AND FLAKING. RESULT IS REPLACEMENT OF AFFECTED PART. CORR FOUND ON THESE HINGE BRKT.

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