Service difficulty report · Attach Bracket · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
August 8, 2012
Submitted
September 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N616QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605345
Aircraft time
8,022 hours, 6,455 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Attach Bracket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aileron Hinge
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RT WING INBD AILERON HINGE ATTACH BRACKET HAS 2.2500" BOLTS ON FWD SIDE INVESTIGATED RT WING INBD AILERON HINGE WITH .2500" BOLTS (AN4-7A, EXISTING) IN FWD HOLES. FOUND HOLES HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY OVERSIZED. OVERSIZED HOLES ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE IAW ENGINEERING REPAIR ORDER NR DA-EA-0086 REV. IR, DATED 8-3-2012. REF 337 FORM DATED 8/06/12. REMOVED RT WING INBD AILERON HINGE BRACKET TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS. RE-INSTALLED RT WING INBD AILERON HINGE BRACKET. NDT PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION ON THE RT WING INBD AILERON HINGE BRACKET, FOUND NO CRACK INDICATIONS.

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