Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
November 2, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
17,572 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3R304
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lift Struts
Part time
9,690 hours
Component
Strut · Dhav
Component part number
C2W1103A
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) WHILE ACCOMPLISHING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SB 2/55, CRACKS WERE DETECTED ON THE LOWER LUGS OF BOTH WING LIFT STRUTS. IN BOTH CASES THE CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON THE IB FACE OF THE LUG AND WERE .7500 INCH LONG LT STRUT P/N C2W1103A, S/N 0140 WAS CRACKED ON THE AFT FACE OF THE FWD LUG RT STRUT P/N C2W1104A S/N 0113 WAS CRACKED ON THE FWD FACE OF THE AFT LUG. S. B. 2/41 WAS COMPLETED 1 YEAR AGO WITH NO FAULTS FOUND AT THAT TIME. THE AC OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY ON FLOATS IN A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT. BOTH STRUTS WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. TAT 18060.1 (TC NR 20071108003)