SDR 96ZZZX4884

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
August 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N832AD
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410311
Part
Line
Part number
570011327
Condition
Plugged
Location
Rt Wing Vent
Part time
2,894 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOUD BANG IN-FLIGHT AND NOTED RT OUTBOARD WING WAS CAVED IN AND AILERONS WERE VERY HARD TO MOVE. SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF RT OUTBOARD WING PANEL WERE COLLAPSED WITH RIBS COMPRESSED FROM OUTBOARD RIB OF FUEL BAY, INBOARD 8.50 FEET, AND FROM FORWARD SPAR TO AFT SPAR. FOUND A MUD NEST IN VENT LINE 3 FEET INSIDE OF RT VENT SYSTEM.

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