SDR 97ZZZX1893

Service difficulty report · Bearing Attach · Cessna 172

Difficulty date
April 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8591B
Make and model
Cessna 172
Aircraft serial
36291
Part
Bearing Attach
Part number
2870512122
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt/Rt Wing Spar
Part time
2,363 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

FRONT AND AFT BLOCKS (RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES) FOR WING SPAR ATTACHMENT SHOW HEAVY EXFOLIATION BETWEEN MAIN BOLT SPAR ATTACHMENT AND HOLD-DOWN BOLTS FOR BLOCK, MAY BE UNDETECTABLE WITH WINGS ATTACHED, EVEN WITH SKIRTING REMOVED. MIGHT POSSIBLY DO A MIRROR INSPECTION; IF NOT, WOULD NEED TO MAKE SOME FORM OF PERIODIC INSPECTION SCHEUDLE TO PULL WINGS TO INSPECT INNER BLOCK AREA AND BOLTS FOR CORROSION AND/OR WHEN APPROPRIATE, PULL BLOCK TO INSPECT BACK PORTION AND BOLTS. SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AIRCRAFT SAT IN AN OPEN FIELD FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS.

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