SDR 97ZZZX706

Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
December 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N64688
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft serial
17275609
Part
Rib
Part number
05230273
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing Nose
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.

What was found

FOUND HEAVY SURFACE CORROSION THROUGHOUT WING ASSEMBLY. INTERNAL PARTS OF WING WERE NOT PROTECTED FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF CORROSION DURING MANUFACTURE. REPLACED PART, CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED WITH EPOXY PRIMER. RECOMMEND MANUFACTURE DO LIKEWISE.

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