Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
3,373 hours
Part
Hinge
Part number
663400359
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elevator
Part time
3,100 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 ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION RT ELEVATOR OTBD HINGE POINT INNER HINGE ASSEMBLY FOUND CRACKED. REPLACEMENT HINGE BRACKET WAS OBTAINED, IT COMES PREDRILLED AND AT INSTALLATION IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE ORIGINAL INSTALLATION WAS MISS POSITIONED, MFG IS TO PROVIDE A UNDRILLED BRACKET SO THAT THE CORRECT POSITION OF THE BRACKET IN RELATION TO THE HINGE BEARING CAN BE ATTAINED.

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