Service difficulty report · Hinge Bracket · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
February 24, 2016
Submitted
March 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N93021
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700766
Aircraft time
19,544 hours
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Hinge Bracket
Part number
122005218
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
19,544 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

DURING ROUTINE MX, THE RT OTBD AILERON HINGE BRACKET, PN 1220052-18, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH THE BEND RADIUS OF THE LOWER INBD FLANGE. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. THIS IS THE 2ND HINGE BRACKET WE HAVE FOUND CRACKED ON THIS ACFT & THE 4TH IN OUR FLEET. BELIEVE THAT IN THIS CASE THAT THE CRACKING IS A RESULT OF SIMPLE FATIGUE DUE TO THE HIGH NR OF HOURS, EXTENSIVE LOW LEVEL OPERATION & HIGH CYCLES PER HOUR. WE HAVE INSTITUTED A REPEATING DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ALL AILERON HINGE BRACKETS ON OUR 206 & 207 FLEET FOR ACFT OVER 10000 HOURS TOTAL TIME.

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