SDR 95ZZZX3221

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
May 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5418R
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17263539
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
05503211
Condition
Cracked
Location
Prop Spinner Aft
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

AT ANNUAL INSPECTION, BOTH FORWARD AND REAR PROP SPINNER BULKHEADS FOUND TO HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS AROUND BOLT HOLES AND RIVETS. REAR BULKHEAD WAS SLIGHTLY DEFORMED. SOMEONE HAD STOP-DRILLED CRACKS AT SAME TIME IN THE PAST. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED CRACKS OF THIS NATURE RENDER PART UNAIRWORTHY.

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