Service difficulty report · Bracket · Parten P68C

Difficulty date
November 25, 2015
Submitted
February 1, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N480NR
Make and model
Parten P68C
Aircraft serial
345
Aircraft time
6,848 hours
Part
Bracket
Part number
230671SP
Part serial
MFGDATE1983
Condition
Corroded
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,848 hours
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

ON 11/25/2015 AS THE LANDING GEAR FAIRINGS WERE BEING REINSTALLED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FORWARD RT ATTACHMENT BRACKET HAD POSSIBLE CORROSION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE BRACKET ITSELF. THE TIMING OF THIS DISCOVERY WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE DURING REASSEMBLY OR CLOSING OF PANELS THE ASSOCIATED AREA HAS A RUDIMENTARY VISUAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE CLOSURE AND IT WAS DURING THIS FUNCTION THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND ON THE LT FWD ATTACHMENT BRACKET, BUT IT WAS IN NO WAY AS SEVERE AS THE RT AND IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEANED UP.

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