Service difficulty report · Aileron · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft time
5,096 hours
Engine
Cont IO470L
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Aileron
Part number
3313000047
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
5,561 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) RT AILERON OUTBOARD ATTACH DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION. ON INSPECTION PICK UP POINTS FOR AILERON ATTACH HAD BEEN MISSED INTERNALLY DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN VISUAL ALIGNMENT IN BETWEEN SKINS WHERE ATTACH HARDWARE PURCHASE AILERON ATTACH HINGE. CHECKING PREVIOUS LOG BOOK ENTRIES, THE AILERON HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED SINCE 1990. AN ISSUE IS THE PRESSURE OF THE OVERLAPPING SKIN IS ENOUGH TO SIMULATE THE OUTBOARD ATTACH HINGE INSTALLED CORRECTLY. (TC# 20110503006)

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