Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 180J

Difficulty date
January 23, 2007
Submitted
January 23, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9986N
Make and model
Cessna 180J
Aircraft serial
18052641
Aircraft time
1,009 hours
Part
Seal
Part number
07520161011
Condition
Missing
Location
Intake
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

INTAKE SEALS FOUND MISSING. AD 77-04-05 PERTAINING TO THIS DEFECT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED IN 1977. DUE TO THE AGE OF THE FLEET I BELIEVE THAT THE ONE TIME INSPECTION IAW THIS AD IS INSUFFICIENT. AS THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE FOUND THE SAME CONDITION ON OTHER AIRCRAFT I WOULD CONSIDER UPDATING THE AD TO INCLUDE REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS AT ANNUAL/100 HOUR INTERVALS.

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