What was found
UPON REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE COWL FOR MAINTENANCE, DISCOVERED THE LOWER FIREWALL SECTION IS BUCKLED & WRINKLED NEAR THE NLG REINFORCEMENT PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 2016
- Submitted
- March 10, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N701JA
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S10511
- Aircraft time
- 7,044 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Firewall
- Condition
- Buckled
- Location
- Engine Bay
- Part time
- 7,044 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.