Service difficulty reports · 3
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR 96ZZZX5238Tube Frame · crackedINSTRUMENT PANEL CROSS-TUBE CRACKED AT BRAKE LEVER MOUNTING BRACKET WELD (MORE THAN ONE-FOURTH OF CIRCUMFERENCE). THE BRAKE LEVER PUTS A HIGH STRESS ON THE MOUNTING BRACKET WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CRACK IS LOCATED UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND VERYSDR 96ZZZX5237Frame · pittedA COMBINATION OF AN UNCORRECTED WATER LEAK AT A WINDOW AND DIRT HELD BETWEEN THE LONGERON/INTERIOR FABRIC RESULTED IN A BADLY PITTED LONGERON. SUBMITTER STATED SHOULD FIX LEAKS AND CLEAN.SDR 96ZZZX5236Tubular Frame · fatigue holeMANUFACTURER USED A SMALL WELD DOT TO SNUB VIBRATION IN THE TOP OF THE LOWER FRONT DOOR CHANNEL. VIBRATION IN THE COWL WRAPPER/DOOR CHANNEL FATIGUED A .1250 INCH BY .25 INCH HOLE IN THE DOOR TUBE. THIS TUBE CONNECTS THE FRONT WING FITTING TO THE LOWER LONGER