Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 172K

Difficulty date
November 2, 2000
Submitted
December 7, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7122G
Make and model
Cessna 172K
Aircraft serial
17258822
Part
Rib
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
1,457 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 A HIDDEN DAMAGE INSP, LT WING ASSY PN 0523005-83 FOUND LIGHT DAMAGE TO MID L/E SKIN AND 1 NOSE RIB, UNAPPROVED REPAIR FOUND TO AFT INBD SPAR ASSY. ALMOST ALL NOSE RIBS IN WING FOUND DAMGED, 10 IN ALL. A T/E RIB WAS CUT BY A FLAP CONTROL CABLE. 4 SKINS FOUND DAMAGED, OTBD L/E SKIN. RECORDS CHK BY OWNER SHOWED ACFT WING WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE SPAR SPLICE WAS NOT DONE IAW CESSNA SM. RT WING INSP, FOUND RT WING WITH 7 DAMAGED NOSE RIBS 2 EACH L/E SKINS DAMAGED, AFT SPAR SPLICED, DAMAGE TO SEVEN OTHER SKINS. (X)

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