Service difficulty report · Bracket · Beech 76

Difficulty date
December 4, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft time
16,978 hours
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Bracket
Part number
10513000012
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Part time
17,099 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 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AFTER AILERON REMOVAL THE PUSH-PULL ROD ATTACH BRACKET ON THE AILERON SPAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE LOOSE FASTENERS. THE BRACKET IS ATTACHED WITH TWO FASTENERS TO THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE AILERON SPAR AND THERE IS A DOUBLER ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SPAR. THE FASTENERS APPEARED TO BE LOOSE AS EVIDENCED BY SMOKING. THE LOCK FASTENERS WERE DRILLED OFF AND THE SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED. BOTH AILERONS WERE INSPECTED AND BOTH HAD CRACKS. BOTH AILERONS WERE REPLACED.

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