SDR 95ZZZX1495

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
March 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N187PH
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
218
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 580
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE REPAIRING CORROSION FOUND DURING INSPECTION OF THE FS 580 BULKHEAD, ALL 3 SKIN DOUBLERS AT FS 580 HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION DAMAGE. ALL 3 DOUBLERS WERE ORDERED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE OUTBOARD AND INBOARD DOUBLERS WERE RECEIVED AND DETERMINED TO BE SATISFACTORY. THE MIDDLE DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO BE .125 INCH SMALLER AROUND THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE OLD PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A SECOND REPLACEMENT DOUBLER WAS SENT. THE SECOND DOUBLER WAS FOUND TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. MFG STATES DOUBLERS WERE THE CORRECT SIZE AND WERE BEING USED ON G1159, G1159A, G1159B, AND GIV'S.