Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
October 14, 2005
Submitted
December 28, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N54844
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17275065
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Support Bracket
Part number
052323124
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Te
Part time
11,427 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

WING T/E SKIN SUPPT BRACKET CRACKED IN BEND RADIUS. LOCATION OF CRACKED PART IS IB SIDE OF RT FLAP TRACK RIB AT STA 39. PART HAS .2500 INCH CRACK FROM L/E OF TAB AFT, ANOTHER CRACK IN SAME BEND RADIUS .7500 INCH FROM T/E OF TAB FWD. BEND RADIUS CRACK IS UNDER EXCESSIVE STRESSES. DEFLECTED DOWN AS VIEW FROM FRONT OF AC FACING AFT, T/E WING SKIN MAKES A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ITS CURVE AFT OF LAST TAB ATTACHING RIVET AS VIEW FROM OB EDGE OF SKIN LOOKING THROUGH FLAP TRACK SLOT. VERY LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THESE BRACKETS AND FLAP SUPPT RAILS. CRACK IN OR EXCESSIVE DEFORMATION CAN CAUSE THE FLAP SUPPT RAILS TO GRAB BRACKET UPON RETRACTION, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF FLAP, POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OF AC. (K)

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