What was found
THIS PART WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE CRACK ALWAYS OCCURS IN THE RADIUS OF THE LOWER IB CORNER FLANGE ALMOST ALL OF THESE SPRING COVERS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST FEW THOUSAND FLIGHT HOURS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MFG HAS BEEN ASKED TO CHANGE THE DESIGN OR MATERIAL TO CORRECT THIS REPETITIVE CRACK PROBLEM BUT NO ACTION OTHER THAN MAKING THE PART PROCURABLE AS A SUBASSEMBLY OF THE AVA LOWER FLANGE ASSY HAD BEEN TAKEN BY THE MFG. (K)