Service difficulty report · Door Post · Cessna U206C

Difficulty date
October 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206C
Part
Door Post
Part number
121340615
Condition
Cracked
Location
Windshield
Part time
3,964 hours
Component
Cessna · U206
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) IT WAS OBSERVED ON ONE OCCASSION THE WINDSHIELD APPEARED TO BE MOVING IN ITS LOWER RETAINER DURING WATER LANDINGS. MAINTENANCE ACTION INVOLVED REMOVING LOWER RETAINER REVEALING FORWARD DOOR POSTCHANNEL WAS CRACKED THREE INCHES. AT CRACK LOCATION, THERE IS AN .1250 INCH PRODUCTION GAP BETWEEN LOWER SKIN P/N 1213600-25 AND VERTICAL OUTER RETAINER P/N 0713611-3. RIGIDITY OF UPPER CABIN BOX IS LOST. IT IS FELT THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS. SUSPECT CAUSE DUE TO HEAVY LANDINGS AND HIGH FREQUENCY CYCLES.

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