What was found
FOUND HEAVY TO SEVERE CORROSION, POPPED RIVETS, THROUGHOUT WING. INTERNAL PARTS WERE NOT PRIMED DURING MANUFACTURE. REPLACED PART, CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED WITH EPOXY PRIMER. RECOMMEND CESSNA DO LIKEWISE.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N64688
- Make and model
- Cessna 172P
- Aircraft serial
- 17275609
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 05230271
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 5,864 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.