Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Cessna 195B

Difficulty date
December 26, 2001
Submitted
July 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195BA
Make and model
Cessna 195B
Aircraft serial
16069
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
03227091
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

BOTH BRACKETS CRACKED COMPLETELY ACROSS BEARING BOSSES. THIS IS A RECURRING AND EXTENSIVE PROBLEM THAT IS POTENTIALLY VERY CRITICAL FOR CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. WE WERE ABLE TO BREAK THE INBOARD END OF AN AILERON LOOSE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS OF FORCE EXERTED BY HAND ON THE AILERON WITH A BEARING BOSS CRACKED ON THE HINGE BRACKET.

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