SDR 95ZZZX6185

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
October 18, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N714YE
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15279531
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing Rear
Part time
4,086 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 ANNUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK 3.25 INCHES LONG WAS FOUND IN LT WING REAR SPAR. THE CRACK STARTED AT FLAP PULLEY BRACKET, P/N 0460205-102, AND EXTENDED OUTBOARD, RUNNING HORIZONTALLY 3.25 INCHES. INBOARD HALF OF SPAR WAS REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. CRACK POSSIBLY CAUSED DUE TO COLD WORKING OF THE SPAR BY THE FLEXING OF THE BRACKET DURING FLAP CYCLES.

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