Service difficulty report · Fitting · Beech 58

Difficulty date
November 15, 2013
Submitted
November 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577W
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH375
Part
Fitting
Part number
95110020
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
20,485 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

THIS MOUNT IS RIVETED ONTO THE REAR SPAR, IT IS WHERE THE LG MOUNTS INSIDE THE LT WING AFT SIDE. THE BOLT THAT GOES THRU THE LG MOUNT GOES INTO THIS FITTING ON THE SPAR. THE FITTING IS CRACKED HORIZONTALLY JUST ABOVE THE BOLT PASS THROUGH ON THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE FITTING. THIS PLANE HAS 20,485.7 ACTT & IS ON A PART 135 CERT. DUE TO THE TIME & SEVERAL POSSIBLE HARD LANDINGS OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, BELIEVE CRACK IS A STRESS CRACK. NO RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

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