Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna TU206C

Difficulty date
March 12, 2002
Submitted
April 8, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna TU206C
Aircraft time
7,988 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520C
Part
Fitting
Part number
07326012
Condition
Sheared
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

(CAN) RIVETS THAT ATTACH FITTING TO FORWARD SPAR WERE SHEARED. MOST RIVETS, 10 IN ALL, SHOWED SIGNS OF RINGS AROUND SHANKS AT FITTING/SKIN SEAM. ONE RIVETS WAS SHEARED IN HALF. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE STABILIZER IN QUESTION CAME IN FOR SKINS TO BE REPLACED. HAVING RECOLLECTED A PREVIOUS SDR ON THIS MATTER, WE DECIDED TO CHANGE ALL THE RIVETS 'JUST CAUSE' IN CASE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE RINGS AROUND THE SHANKS OF THE NON-SHEARED RIVETS MAY BE FROM WHEN THE RIVETS WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED. THEY MAY HAVE SOME STRESSES IMPOSED ON THEM. I CAN'T TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT THEM.

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