SDR 96ZZZX2227

Service difficulty report · Clip · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
March 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N441ND
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410123
Part
Clip
Part number
57190422
Condition
Rusted
Location
Cabin Window
Part time
5,994 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 THE REMOVAL OF THE INTERIOR AND HEADLINER IN PREPARATION FOR INSPECTION, NOTED THE SPRING STEEL CLIPS THAT RETAIN THE INNER WINDOWS WERE EXTENSIVELY RUSTED, SEVERAL TO A POINT OF TOTAL DESTRUCTION. IN ADDITION, THE MAIN CABIN STRUCTURE (TO WHICH THE CLIPS ARE RIVETED), WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE SPRING CLIPS ARE A STANDARD CESSNA PART, SIX CLIPS ARE USED ON EACH WINDOW. UPPER CLIPS, CESSNA, P/N 571-9042-1. LOWER CLIPS, CESSNA, P/N 571-9042-2.

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