Service difficulty report · Splice · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Part
Splice
Part number
551117239
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Lt Windscreen
Part time
2,233 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SPLICE DOUBLER AT THE INSIDE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE LEFT WINDSCREEN FOUND WITH .083 INCH EDGE DISTANCE ON TWO RIVETS, THIS IS LESS THAN THE MINIMUM EDGE DISTANCE. ON FORWARDD RIVET ABOUT .020 INCH HAS BEEN FILED AWAY. SB 550-53-26 REFERS. AIRCRAFT T: 2,227 HOURS.

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