Service difficulty report · Post · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 20, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Post
Part number
55111523
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
3,585 hours
Component
55111522
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) WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IAW CITATION SERVICE BULLETIN SB 550-53-30, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE AFT DOOR POST. THE CRACK APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM A GOUGE CAUSED BY INTERFERENCE WITH AN ANCHOR NUT ATTACHED TO A TRIM BRACKET.

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