Service difficulty report · Rod End · Doug DC3C

Difficulty date
July 30, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC3C
Aircraft time
29,864 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67R
Part
Rod End
Part number
1118594
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Te Flap
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) UPON INSPECTION OF FLAP OPERATING INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLAP ON THE L/H SIDE, PUSH/PULL ROD ON IIB SIDE, IIB ROD END WAS BENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT TO CRACK, ALSO FOUND R/H IIB FLAP TURNBUCKLE ATTACHMENT POINTS ON FLAP CRACKED IN TWO SPOTS, MOST IIB POINT AND MOST OIB POINT. (TC# 20190808009)

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