Service difficulty report · Firewall · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
November 20, 2002
Submitted
December 3, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4675G
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Aircraft serial
17273301
Part
Firewall
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
11,166 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

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND CRACK IN FIREWALL EXT POWER PLUG BEHIND AND RADIATING OUT TO COWL SHOCK MOUNT DOUBLER AND TOWARD UPPER LT. ALSO TOWARD LOWER RIGHT. THIS COULD BE FROM YEARS OF CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING EXTERNAL POWER FIREWALL NEEDS TO BE CHECK CLOSELY THIS IS NOT ALWAYS AN EASY CRACK TO SEE.

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