Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Dhav DHC2MK3

Difficulty date
May 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK3
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
C2FS533
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 228
Part time
12,503 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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) AFT FULL BULKHEAD AT STA 228 FOUND CRACKED ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WHERE RUDDER CONTROL RODS PASS THROUGH THE BULKHEAD. CRACKS RADIATE FROM HOLES .0937 INCH TO .50 INCH TOWARDS THE VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACHMENT. ANOTHER .50 INCH CRACK WAS FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE BULKHEAD BETWEEN THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TWO ATTACH POINTS FROM THE BEND RELIEF CUT-OUT. SUBMITTER STATED TWO OTHER DHC-2 MKIII AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED AND THE SAME CRACKS WERE FOUND AT THE CONTROL ROD PASS THROUGH AFT FULL BULKHEADS REPLACED WITH NEW UNITS.