Service difficulty report · Turnbuckle · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
June 12, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
24,171 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Turnbuckle
Part number
MS21251
Condition
Cracked
Location
Flight Control
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, FOUR TURNBUCKLES FROM A FLIGHT CONTROL TRIM SYSTEM WERE FOUND CRACKED. ONE MS21251B-5L, TWO MS21251B-2L, & ONE MS21251-B2L. CRACKS ARE LONGITUDINAL IN AREA OF LOCKING GROOVE. REMINDER THERE MAY STILL BE TURNBUCKLES IN SERVICE FROM TIME OF INITIAL COMMUNICATIONS ON THIS SUBJECT. REFERENCE DHC-6 TWIN OTTER SERVICE BULLETIN 6 471.