SDR 96ZZZX5426

Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 170B

Difficulty date
September 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2269D
Make and model
Cessna 170B
Aircraft serial
20421
Part
Skin
Part number
051200080
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 205-228
Part time
3,050 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

REAR BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE TAIL WHEEL MOUNTING SHEAR BRACKET. THE SKIN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TAIL WHEEL MOUNTING BRACKET WERE FOUND CRACKED UPON DISASSEMBLY WITH CORROSION BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND SKIN. SUSPECT CAUSE WAS THE WEARING OF THE SKIN BY THE CORROSION. THE OLD STYLE TAIL WHEEL BRACKET IS STEEL, THE NEW ONE IS ALUMINUM. THIS SHOULD PREVENT THE DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. NOTE: THE PART WAS 44 YEARS OLD.

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