Service difficulty report · Link · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
January 28, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
3,758 hours
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Link
Part number
65414352
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,758 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 SCHEDUALED RT & LT MLG PHASE 22 TRAILING LINK FWD BORE INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION FOUND INSIDE THE FWD BORE. TRAILING LINKS WERE REMOVED FROM ACFT AND SENT TO MFG FOR FURTHER INSP AND REPAIR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FROM MFG IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CORROSION WAS BEYOND LIMITS AND TRAILING LINKS WERE SCRAPPED. (TC 20100211006)

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