Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 20, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
3,887 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Spring
Part number
26410148
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,808 hours
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) ON JACKING THE ACFT, THE RT MAIN SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE IN THE CTR SPRING TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT MAINWHEEL COULD BE MOVED BACK AND FORTH .1250 ON AN INCH BEFORE THE REMOVAL BEGAN. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE MAIN SPRING WAS REMOVED BY HAND FROM THE CTR SPRING WITHOUT ANY PULLERS BEING USED. AMOUNT OF PLAY WHILE THE MAIN SPRING WAS STILL ASSEMBLED TO THE CTR SPRING SEEMED TO BE EXCESSIVE AND WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE MAIN SPRING THE CTR SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS ON THE LT SIDE BUT OUT OF LIMITS ON THE RT SIDE. MAXIMUM DIAMETER MEASURED AT THE RT CENTER SPRING WAS 2.807 INCH, THE LIMIT IN THE MM IS 2.794 INCH. DURING A SEARCH OF THE ACFT RECORDS NO INCIDENTS OR REPAIRS WERE FOUND TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WEAR REPORTED.

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