Service difficulty report · Servo Tab · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 24, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0018
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Servo Tab
Part number
26240121
Condition
Crushed
Location
Lt Aileron
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

PARKED AIRCRAFT 918FE WAS RUN INTO BY A TAXIING AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT SERVO TRIM TAB WAS CRUSHED AND THE LEFT WING UNDERSIDE RECEIVED A .0625 INCH WIDE SCRATCH IN THE PAINT FROM TRAILING EDGE TO LEADING EDGE 2 FEET FROM THE WING TIP. A SMALL DENT .0937 INCH DEEP WAS FOUND WHERE THE SCRATCH MET THE WING SKIN TRAILING EDGE. ALL SCRATCHES AND DENTS WERE NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE PER THE CESSNA SRM 57-10-00. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE AILERON OR ATTACH POINTS. THE SERVO TAB WAS REPLACED PER CESSNA MM 57-60-00, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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