Service difficulty report · Rivets · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
December 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Rivets
Part number
273101712
Condition
Sheared
Location
Ws 98 & 100
Part time
17,984 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) THE RIVETS WHICH FASTEN THE UPPER WING SKIN TO THE FLAP ACTUATOR CASTING ASSEMBLY WERE FOUND SHEARED AND PULLED THROUGH, AT WS 98.385 AND WS 100.635. THIS AREA IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE EXHAUST STACK, APPEARS TO BE THE KEY FACTOR TO THE DEFECT. FLEET BEING INSPECTED. RIVETS WERE PULLED THROUGH WHERE THE UPPER WING SKIN IS ATTACHED. PART TC: 28,383.