SDR 96ZZZX1770

Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
February 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N89812
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15282879
Part
Rib
Part number
04320016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt-Rt Horiz Stab
Part time
5,550 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

LEFT AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ATTACH RIBS WERE CRACKED IN REAR FLANGE AND NEXT TO PLATE NUT. NEW PARTS ARE MADE DIFFERENT. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS HIGH TIME, PUSHING ON TAIL, EXCESSIVE GAP BETWEEN BULKHEAD AND RIBS MAY BE CAUSING CRACKS.

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