SDR 96ZZZX1263

Service difficulty report · Seat Rail · Cessna 182P

Difficulty date
March 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9894E
Make and model
Cessna 182P
Aircraft serial
18263955
Part
Seat Rail
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Cockpit
Part time
500 hours
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

UPON ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SEAT RAILS INSTALLED BY PERSONS UNKNOWN. RAILS WERE INSTALLED WITH MANY MIS-SIZED RIVETS AND SEVERAL WERE NOT BUCKED. TWO FLANGES OR RIBS WERE SMASHED OUT OF PLACE DUE TO PUNCHING OUT THE OLD RIVETS, AND NOT REPAIRED. UPON REMOVAL OF SEAT RAILS, FOUND EXTENSIVE CORROSION UNDERNEATH RAILS. REMOVED CORROSION, APPLIED ZINC CHROMATE AND INSTALLED RAILS. RIBS WERE STRAIGHTENED OUT.

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