SDR 97ZZZX2923

Service difficulty report · Firewall · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
May 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N53051
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17274673
Part
Firewall
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cowl Mount
Part time
3,407 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

FOUND FIREWALL CRACKED AT COWL MOUNT NEXT TO BATTERY BOX BRACKET AND EXTERNAL POWER RECEPTACLE. AFTER REMOVING COWL MOUNT AND STIFFENER, FOUND CRACK UNDER STIFFENER WHICH COULD NOT BE SEEN WITH STIFFENER INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT CAUSE OF CRACK IS COMBINATION OF NORMAL ENGINE MOUNT VIBRATION AND WEIGHT OF BATTERY BOX AND EXT POWER RELAY MOUNTED ON FIREWALL. RECOMMENDATION TO PREVENT RECURRENCE IS TO FABRICATE STIFFENER TO EXTEND FROM COWL MOUNT TO UNDER BATTERY BOX BRACKET.

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