Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
June 1, 2017
Submitted
July 7, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281367
Aircraft time
11,948 hours, 11,948 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,948 hours, 9,947 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 1C235LFA
Part
Rib
Part number
24250013
Condition
Cracked
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. WHEN FLAP WAS UP, A STRANGE SOUND WAS HEARD, AND FOUND THE LEFT FLAP CANNOT BE PROPERLY OPERATED. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE FLAP TRACK WAS JAMMED, AND FOUND THAT THE ROOT OF THE INNER RIB (PN:2425001-3) OF THE LEFT FLAP HAD A CRACK, AND THE RIVET AT THE ROOT OF THE RIBS (PN:2425001-3) WAS BROKEN, AND THE LEFT AND RIGHT SKIN CONNECTION BRACKET (PN:0523231-24) WERE BROKEN.

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