SDR 97ZZZX2813

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
June 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66667
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Aircraft serial
15076195
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Eroded
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
4,988 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

AFTER DISASSEMBLING AIRCRAFT FOR REFURBISHMENT, RT WING MAIN SPAR ATTACH FITTING WAS FOUND ERODED. ADDITIONAL SIGNS OF FRETTING AND EROSION WERE DETECTED AT THE LOWER END OF THE LIFT STRUT. ALL WEAR WAS INDICATIVE OF A LIMITED FORE AND AFT 'SWING' OF THE ENTIRE WING STRUCTURE, AS OPPOSED TO GENERAL FRETTING IN THE CONTACT AREAS.

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