Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
November 18, 2003
Submitted
December 2, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N69254
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15282586
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
04320049
Condition
Cracked
Location
Empennage
Part time
8,550 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.

What was found

SUPPORT BRACKET WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN THE WELD WHILE INSPECTING NUTPLATES IAW AD. CRACK WAS LOCATED JUST FORWARD OF NUTPLATE INSIDE BRACKET ABOUT .7500 INCH LONG. WITH DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION, DYE PENETRATED COMPLETELY THROUGH WELD TO OUTSIDE BRACKET. BRACKET HAS APPROXIMATELY 8550 TOTAL HOURS-NUTPLATES CHECKED OK.

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