SDR 96ZZZX1509

Service difficulty report · Strut · Beech C23

Difficulty date
February 4, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2009D
Make and model
Beech C23
Aircraft serial
M2053
Part
Strut
Condition
Corroded
Location
Cabane
Part time
3,175 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

LOWER END OF CABANE STRUTS CORRODED DUE TO WINDSHIELD LEAKING. THIS PART IS VERY HARD TO SEE UNLESS GLARE SHIELD AND WINDSHIELD ARE REMOVED. CORROSION FOUND DURING WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT. RUST WAS NEARLY THROUGH METAL WALL OF STRUT. SUBMITTER STATED SINCE THIS PART IS NOT CLEARLY VISIBLE, AN AD IS PERHAPS IN ORDER AS THIS IS STRUCTURE.

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