Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna A152

Difficulty date
January 3, 2003
Submitted
February 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8144L
Make and model
Cessna A152
Aircraft serial
A1520833
Engine
Lyc O235*
Part
Bracket
Part number
04320049
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,123 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 AN INSPECTION FOR AD (CRACKED NUT PLATES) THE BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE NUT PLATES WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND SIDE FROM THE CORNER RELIEF HOLE, INBOARD FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH ALONG THE TOP BEND. THIS CRACK IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO AND JUST AFT OF THE UPPER RIGHT NUT PLATE WHICH IS ONE OF THE EIGHT NUT PLATES ADDRESSED IN THE MENTIONED AD, HOWEVER THE AD DOES NOT ADDRESS AN INSPECTION OF THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE IN ANY MANNER.

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