Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Luscom 8A

Difficulty date
March 1, 2002
Submitted
March 15, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1345K
Make and model
Luscom 8A
Aircraft serial
4072
Engine
Cont A65*
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
28007
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
1,821 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

BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VERTICAL ATTACH FITTING PER AD. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS AN EARLIER GROUND LOOP THIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED IN 1959. THE CRACK WAS IN BETWEEN TWO BOLT HOLES AND WAS UNNOTICEABLE UNLESS THE VERTICAL FIN WAS REMOVED.

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