Service difficulty report · Cargo Hook

Difficulty date
June 4, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Cargo Hook
Part number
SP42325
Condition
Failed
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

(CAN) CARGO HOOK WAS RECEIVED FOR O/H. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, WE NOTICED THAT THE LATEST OEM MANUAL WAS NOT USED AND THERE WERE UNAPPROVED PARTS INSTALLED ON THE CARGO HOOK. CARGO HOOK WAS NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED, THE CORRECT PN SHOULD BE SP-4232-4 NOT A SP-4232-5. PREVIOUS AMO HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED FOR SIMILAR NON-COMPLIANCE AND BEEN SUBJECT TO ENHANCED MONITORING FOLLOWING THE LAST PVI. THIS UNIT WAS WAS O/H PRIOR TO TC`S ACTION. COMPANY REMAINS UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY. NEXT PVI SCHEDULE FOR JUNE 2012.