Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
June 10, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
6,562 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Support
Condition
Damaged
Location
Speed Brakes
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) THE OTBD HOLE IN THE SPEED BRAKE TRUNNION SUPPORT IS ABOUT .5 HOLE MISALIGNED WITH THE HOLE IN THE RIB WHERE THE UPPER OTBD AILERON CABLE PASSES THROUGH ON BOTH THE LT AND RT WING. THE AILERON CABLES WERE WORN AND HAD WORN INTO THE AFT SIDE OF THE HOLE IN THE TRUNNION SUPPORTS. REPAIR S-550-0699/04RD WAS ISSUED TO BLEND THE TRUNNION SUPPORT AND THE AILERON CABLES WERE REPLACED.

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