What was found
VERTICAL FIN AFT ATTACH BRACKET CRACKED AT LOWER OUTBOARD RADIUS. INSPECTION REVEALS INTER-GRANULAR CORROSION. SECOND ONE FOUND IN JULY
- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2017
- Submitted
- July 28, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5318M
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft serial
- 15284529
- Aircraft time
- 19,140 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5534 · Vertical Stabilizer Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Attach Bracket
- Part number
- 04310093
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- 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.