Service difficulty report · Rod · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
July 3, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Part
Rod
Part number
C6CF14681
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DURING INSPECTION OF THE FLAP RODS IAW S/B 6/502 AND 6/388 IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SWAGED END OF THE FLAP ROD WAS NOT COMPRESSED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ROD IT WAS NOTED THAT THE COLLAR WAS NOT IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND HAD NOT BEEN COMPRESSED ENOUGH. THE SWAGED END MEASURES 0.9880OF AN INCH AND THE END IN QUESTION MEASURES 1.0055 OF AN INCH. THERE IS NORMALLY A BUMP IN THE SWAGED END, BUT THE END IN QUESTION DOES NOT HAVE ANY BUMP ON IT. (TC NR 20070704002)