Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
July 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
C3CF4011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lh And Rh
Part time
18,014 hours
Component
Dhav · C3CF577
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) BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BELLCRANKS IN THE FLAP ACTUATOR WERE FOUND CRACKED AND/OR CORRODED. THE RIGHT ONE WAS CORRODED IN THE CORNERS OF THE FORK, WHILE THE LEFT ONE WAS CRACKED IN THE UPPER SECTION OF THE FORK.