Service difficulty report · Bar · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
June 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
25,587 hours
Engine
Walter M601E11
Part
Bar
Part number
9A03000014
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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) UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE AFT SPREADER BAR, THE FRONT SPREADER BAR WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE FLOAT ATTACH POINT. WE DECIDED TO REMOVE 1 FROM ANOTHER SET OF FLOATS TO REPLACE THE CRACKED ON AND FOUND THAT ON CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION.