Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bac AVRO146RJ100

Difficulty date
May 29, 2018
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ100
Aircraft time
21,512 hours
Engine
Lyc LF5071F
Part
Bracket
Part number
HC572H0761003001
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing Rib
Part time
21,268 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 THE INSPECTION OF CPCP CARD NR C57-530-02-01 (48 MONTH) LEVEL 3 CORROSION. EXFOLIATION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER CORNER BRACKET OF THE RT AILERON 1/B HINGE RIB AT THE RIB 20 LOCATION. P/N: HC572H0761-003. ONCE THE RT AILERON 1/B HINGE RIB WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR CORNER BRACKET REPLACEMENT, IT WAS FURTHER NOTICED THAT THE UPPER CORNER BRACKET ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF LEVEL 3 CORROSION. P/N: HC572H0761-001. WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE A NEW REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE LOWER CORNER P/N: HC572H0761-003, BUT THE UPPER CORNER BRACKET P/N: HC572H0761-001 WAS NOT PROCURABLE AT BAE OR ON THE OPEN MARKET. THEREFORE WE APPLIED TO BAE RDO FOR A REPAIR TO THE UPPER CORNER BRACKET, IN WHICH THEY ISSUED SSQ NR 48537, SHORTLY AFTER THE SSQ WAS ISSUED, AVALON AERO WAS ABLE TO PROCURE A NEW BRACKET FROM ANOTHER OPERATOR. WE HAVE NOW INSTALLED NEW UPPER AND LOWER CORNER BRACKETS ON THE RT AILERON 1/B HINGE RIB AT THE RIB 20 LOCATION. THEREFORE ANY INSPECTIONS THAT WERE CALLED OUT IN SSQ NR 48537 WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED. BRACKETS CURRENTLY IN NCFS POSSESSION. (TC# 20180529015)