Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Cessna 2105A

Difficulty date
December 4, 2002
Submitted
December 4, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8418Z
Make and model
Cessna 2105A
Aircraft serial
418
Aircraft time
2,800 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Part serial
418
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
Part time
2,800 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

INSPECTION MADE DURING INSTALLATION OF SHOULDER HARNESSES REVEALED EXFOLIATION OF AFT CARRY THRU SPAR AND ADJACENT SKINS. CENTER RUDDER ATTACHMENT POINT WAS CORRODED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE AIRFRAME SUCH THAT REMOVAL OF RUDDER WAS POSSIBLE WITHOUT REMOVING THE CENTER BOLT. MISSING RIVET HEADS AND BULGING SKIN ALONG THE MAIN WING SPAR UNDER BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS. EXFOLIATED SKIN ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE IN COASTAL FLORIDA. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION 1 MONTH PRIOR TO BEING SOLD AND 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION LEADING TO THE DISCOVERY OF THESE DISCREPANCIES. AIRCRAFT DISASSEMBLED AND RETURNED TO OWNER AS SCRAP.

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