SDR 97ZZZX2664

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 172B

Difficulty date
April 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6978X
Make and model
Cessna 172B
Aircraft serial
17247878
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
052340014
Condition
Corroded
Location
Stiffener
Part time
3,344 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

DURING HIDDEN DAMAGE INSPECTION OF WINGS AFTER HAIL AND WIND DAMAGE, FORWARD LEFT WING SPAR, EXTRUDED STIFFENER WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL SPOTS OF INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CESSNAS THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY WING PARTS PRIMERED PREVIOUSLY AT THE FACTORY.

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