SDR 96ZZZX5005

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
July 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N89969
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15282934
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN824A
Condition
Rusted
Location
Fwd Wing Attach
Part time
7,006 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

WHILE REMOVING BOTH WINGS FROM ACFT, FOUND FORWARD WING ATTACH BOLT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER LUBRICATION, BOLT STILL HARD TO TURN. AFTER BOLT WAS REMOVED, PLATING WAS OBSERVED TO BE GONE, THE BOLT WAS BENT, AND IT HAD SEVERE PITTING FROM RUST, WITH A POSSIBLE CRACK. AT LEAST ONE OTHER WING ATTACH BOLT FROM THE SAME ACFT HAS THIS SITUATION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS WING ATTACHMENT BOLT INSPECTION AT PERIODIC INTERVALS. LUBRICATING BOLTS UPON INSTALLATION SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED. NOTE: THIS CONDITION COULD ONLY BE OBSERVED BY REMOVAL OF THE BOLT. THIS PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT SHOWED NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF THIS DETERIORATION.

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