Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Cessna 208

Difficulty date
February 16, 2016
Submitted
February 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N188SF
Make and model
Cessna 208
Aircraft serial
20800551
Aircraft time
894 hours, 2,542 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
1006219
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Float
Part time
882 hours, 2,432 cycles
Component
Float Assy · Wiplineinc · 8750A
Component part number
8750A
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A ROUTINE INTERVAL INSPECTION, RT FLOAT PYLON ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT THE 12 O CLOCK POSITION OF THE THIRD INBD LUG. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FLOAT STC OEM, THIS ACFT WAS REPOSITIONED UNDER SFP TO THE FLOAT STC OEM FACILITY, FOR EVALUATION & REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT OF THIS FITTING. THIS ACFT WAS MODIFIED BY STC SA1311GL ON 02 20 2014. A SUPPLEMENT ILLUSTRATING DAMAGE AREA WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS SDR.

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