Service difficulty report · Web · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
February 26, 2001
Submitted
April 9, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N733JC
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17268322
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Web
Part number
05132826
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON RIGHT WEB AND STRINGER. REPLACED THESE PARTS LAST YEAR FOR SAME REASON. THE REPLACED HAD BEEN PAINTED WITH EXPOXY PRIMER PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT ALL PLACES THAT CORRODED BOTH TIME HAD BEEN IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH UPHOLSTERY THAT WAS INSTALLED 2.5 YEARS AGO. SUSPECT FABRIC WAS SPRAYED WITH SOME FORM OF FIRE RETARDENT THAT IS CORROSIVE.

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