SDR 96ZZZX5229

Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna TR182

Difficulty date: August 2, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N738FH
Make and model: Cessna TR182
Aircraft serial: R18200920
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Corroded
Location: Fwd Fuselage
Part time: 3,025 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

AT ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SEVERE CORROSION UNDER SOUND DEADENER SHEETS IN FORWARD FUSELAGE SIDE PANELS. REMOVED DEADENER SHEETS, TREATED AND PAINTED WITH CHROMATE PAINT. CESSNA ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM IN SERVICE NEWS LETTER SNL 93-3, DATED JUNE, 1993. IF NOT CAUGHT, THIS CORROSION WOULD HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF FORWARD FUSELAGE SKINS.

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