What was found
BELLY SKIN CRACKED AT NUTPLATE FOR FAIRING AFT OF NOSE GEAR. CAUSED BY VIBRATION OF FAIRING. INCREASE STRUCTURE STRENGTH INSTEAD OF USING .025 2024 USE .032 2024 T-3.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2003
- Submitted
- March 12, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N52757
- Make and model
- Cessna 182T
- Aircraft serial
- 18281165
- Engine
- Lyc IO540*
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 26 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.