What happened
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Received phone call from school maintenance mechanic concerning a damaged firewall on this aircraft. Went to school on 09/01/10 to inspect damage. Firewall was wrinkled in a few places. The lower half of the firewall will have to be replaced. The prop and engine were not damaged. This is a flight school aircraft. The aircraft was coming in for a phase iii inspection and this was found when the cowling was removed to start the inspection. This aircraft had a phase ii inspection and there was no damaged noted at that inspection. No one had reported a hard landing in the previous 50 hours so it was not known when this could have occurred. Tach time now 1469.4.
As the FAA filed it
RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM SCHOOL MAINTENANCE MECHANIC CONCERNING A DAMAGED FIREWALL ON THIS AIRCRAFT. WENT TO SCHOOL ON 09/01/10 TO INSPECT DAMAGE. FIREWALL WAS WRINKLED IN A FEW PLACES. THE LOWER HALF OF THE FIREWALL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE PROP AND ENGINE WERE NOT DAMAGED. THIS IS A FLIGHT SCHOOL AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN FOR A PHASE III INSPECTION AND THIS WAS FOUND WHEN THE COWLING WAS REMOVED TO START THE INSPECTION. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD A PHASE II INSPECTION AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGED NOTED AT THAT INSPECTION. NO ONE HAD REPORTED A HARD LANDING IN THE PREVIOUS 50 HOURS SO IT WAS NOT KNOWN WHEN THIS COULD HAVE OCCURRED. TACH TIME NOW 1469.4.
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