Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
June 29, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft time
5,219 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520L
Propeller
Mcauly 3FF32C501
Part
Skin
Part number
52130409
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
5,189 hours
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) DURING INSPECTION, REFERENCED SKIN WAS FOUND CRACKED UNDER NOSE GEAR TRUNNION BEARING SUPPORT BLOCK SPACER. CRACK THAT WAS FORMING FOLLOWED THE EXACT EDGE OF THE SPACER AND WAS APPROX 1/7TH THE PERIMETER LENGTH, OF THE SPACER. SKIN WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. THE EDGES OF THE SPACER WERE DE-BURRED AS IT WAS BELIEVED THE SHARP EDGE OF THE SPACER PLATE IS WHAT CAUSED THE STRESS THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE CRACK.

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