What was found
(CAN) DURING AN MPI OF THE GEAR BELLCRANK A FATIGUE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TOE OF THE FILLET WELD APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH IN LENGTH. PART WAS REJECTED, SEE ATTACHMENTS.
- Difficulty date
- June 2, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Frchld SA227DC
- Aircraft time
- 16,854 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3210 · Main Landing Gear
- Part
- Bellcrank
- Part number
- 3251087002
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.