Service difficulty report · Aileron · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
November 2, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Aileron
Part number
C6CWM10121
Condition
Mismanufactured
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) PRODUCTION HAS REPORTED THAT THE HUB, FORK, AILERON OUTER WING, HAS BEEN MFG INCORRECTLY. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT HUBS WERE MISSING THE .03" X 45 CHAMFER AROUND THE .2495-.2505" DIAMETER HOLE. THE SHARP EDGE IS BROKEN, 0.005" TO 0.010", BUT THE CHAMFER IS MISSING. THIS CREATES A CONDITION ON THE NHA WHERE THE FASTENER TO BE INSERTED IN THAT HOLE DOES NOT SIT FLUSH ON THE HUB SURFACE. XX HUBS SUSPECTED OF HAVING THIS CONDITION HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN ACFT THROUGH SN927.