SDR 95ZZZX1303

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 172F

Difficulty date
January 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7843U
Make and model
Cessna 172F
Aircraft serial
17251843
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
05130079
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Of Dr Post
Part time
3,656 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE FIREWALL, THE FORWARD BULKHEAD OF THE FRONT DOOR POST BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CRACKED. THERE WAS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES IN LENGTH WHERE THE ELEVATOR CONTROL BRACKET ATTACHES TO THE BULKHEAD. THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE UPPER RIVET THAT ATTACHES THE BRACKET TO THE BULKHEAD. REPLACEMENT OF PART AS FIX.

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