Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft time
10,392 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
071060120
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Wing Root
Part time
105,367 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE 200 HR INSP, WHILE INSPECTING THE RT WING ROOT AREA, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT WING ROOT BULKHEAD ABOVE THE CO-PILOTS DOOR HAD SEVERAL CRACKS RUNNING IN ALL DIRECTIONS. WHEN THE RT WING TIP WAS MOVED UP OR DOWN OR FORE AND AFT, THIS CAUSED THE CRACKS TO MOVE AND THE CO-PILOT DOOR FRAME ALSO SHOWED MOVEMENT. LOOKING AT THE BULKHEAD, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS PREVIOUS DAMAGE, POSSIBLY A FLIP OVER THAT CAUSED THIS CRACKING TO START. ALSO, SUGGEST WHEN THEY INSTALL THE ADDED CO-PILOT DOOR FRAME, THEY SHOULD REINFORCE THE WING ROOT BULKHEAD TO STRENGTHEN THE DOOR FRAME AREA.

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