Service difficulty report · Fastener · Cessna 182

Difficulty date
April 18, 2001
Submitted
April 18, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5590B
Make and model
Cessna 182
Aircraft serial
33590
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
Location
Firewall
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

OWNER REPORTED 2 LOOSE RIVETS AT THE FIREWALL ATTACH POINT STA. 5. INVESTIGATION REVEALED 2 MISSING RIVET HEADS AN426AD4 AND A FURTHER 25 RIVET HEADS HELD ON BY PAINT ALONE. 1 OTHER RIVET HEAD HAD A STRANGE APPEARANCE, SCRAPING THE PAINT OFF REVEALED A BONDO MATERIAL FILLING THE HOLE. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN REPAINTED IN ABOUT 1988 BY PERSONS UNKNOWN.

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