Service difficulty report · Tab · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
April 28, 2004
Submitted
November 2, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207
Aircraft time
14,121 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Tab
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHILE PERFORMING CAP INSPECTION, EXAMINATION OF ELEVATOR T/E AND TRIM TAB FOR CORROSION, DELAMINATION OF FOAM STRUCTURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ASSEMBLIES HAD NO FOAM INSIDE. PROPER SKINS WERE THEN ORDERED. UPON THEIR DELIVERY, THEY WERE ALSO FOUND NOT TO HAVE ANY FOAM INSIDE THEM. NO INFO WAS AVAILABLE. ALL SIGNS POINTED TO BOGUS PARTS, WE CALLED MFG TECH AND WERE TOLD TO CALL DEALER BECAUSE THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT SUBJECT. DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT (AFTER SEVERAL CALLS) THIS IS A RESULT OF PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT THAT MFG CAME OUT WITH. IT IS NOT MENTIONED IN ANY MANUAL OR INSPECTION CRITERIA THAT THERE CAN BE NON-FOAM FILLED ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED.

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