Service difficulty report · Flt Controls · Cirrus SR22T

Difficulty date
October 1, 2026
Submitted
October 1, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N37CL
Make and model
Cirrus SR22T
Aircraft serial
8745
Aircraft time
500 hours, 500 cycles
Part
Flt Controls
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
Part time
500 hours, 500 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
W, G, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS BORESCOPED. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS EXHIBIT CORRISION THROUGHOUT, FLAPS, AILERON, & RUDDER. CORROSION FOUND THROUGHOUT ALONG THE SEAM LINES FROM INADEQUATE SURFACE PREP AND THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT CONTROL STRUCTURE AND RIVET JOININGS. EXAMINED A 2016 SN 1841 WHICH LOOKED BRAND NEW. PHOTOS PROVIDED FOR THE DOCKET.

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