Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
October 26, 2001
Submitted
November 20, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N753GW
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S8753
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
055032111
Condition
Broken
Location
Spinner
Part time
287 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

REAR SPINNER BULKHEAD WAS FOUND BROKEN AT NUTPLATE NEAREST TO AFT SIDE OF NR 1 BLADE. MATERIAL HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BULKHEAD AND ALLOWED THE SPINNER TO BEND OUTWARD FROM CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. SPINNER WAS NOT OBVIOUSLY DAMAGED. THIS BULKHEAD WAS INSTALLED ON THIS AIRCRAFT AT 153.3 HOURS ACTT. THE SPINNER WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THIS TIME DUE TO CRACKING, THE SPINNER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME AT 394.7 HOURS ACCT DUE TO CRACKS FROM THE BLADE CUTOUT. AT THIS TIME THE BULKHEAD WAS INSPECTED WITH NO SIGNS OF CRACKING.

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