Service difficulty report · Link · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
7,545 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Link
Part number
ASA352CL
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap Sys
Part time
7,545 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 PHASE 5 INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GANGED CHAIN ON THE FLAP DRIVE ASSY WAS MISSING. THE 2 CENTER SLIP FIT PIN LINKS. SUSPECTED CAUSE OF ERROR IS THAT NEW SERVICE KITS, PN ASA35-2CL FROM ACFT MFG ARRIVE MISSING 2 OF 3 REQUIRED SLIP FIT PIN LINKS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO AIRCRAFT MFG, REF E-DOC 3550. A NEW KIT WAS PULLED FROM STORES ALSO MISSING PARTS. KIT INVENTORY WAS CHECKED AND ALL KITS WERE MISSING 2 OF 3 REQUIRED SLIP FIT PIN LINKS. ACFT MFG WAS NOTIFIED AND A SERVICE CONDITION REPORT WAS SENT. A NEW ORDER WAS PLACED WITH ACFT MFG AND ONCE AGAIN 2 KITS WERE RECEIVED MISSING PARTS. ACFT MFG HAS BEEN CONTACTED AGAIN AND HAS ASSURED US THAT SUBSEQUENT KITS WILL CONTAIN ALL PARTS ILLUSTRATED IN THE IPC FOR THIS ASSY. A NEW ORDER HAS BEEN PLACED.

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