Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
May 25, 2001
Submitted
July 13, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N714TD
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279413
Part
Fitting
Part number
04310093
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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 ROUTINE 100 HR INSPECTION, MINOR CORROSION WS FOUND ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT VERTICAL STABILIZER ATTACH FITTINGS, APPROX BS 200.4. UPON REMOVAL OF CORROSION, A CRACK WS FOUND IN THE RADIUS OF THE RIGHT FITTING APPROXIMENTLY .7500 OF THE WAY ACROSS AND APPROX .50 PERCENT OF THE THICKNESS DEEP. PROBABLE CAUSE: ROUTINE STRESS SOLUTION: TIME LIFE REPLACEMENT OF ATTACH FITTINGS.

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