SDR 97ZZZX2665

Service difficulty report · Angle Cap · Cessna 172B

Difficulty date
April 29, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6978X
Make and model
Cessna 172B
Aircraft serial
17247878
Part
Angle Cap
Part number
05230201
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Spar
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, THE FORWARD LT WING SPAR CAP WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXTENSIVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CESSNAS THAT DID NOT HAVE WING PARTS PRIMED AT THE FACTORY.

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