What was found
FOUND HEAVY TO SEVERE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE HORIZ STAB. CESSNA DID NOT PROVIDE ANY CORROSION PROTECTION AT TIME OF 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)
- 5512 · Horizontal Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 053200176
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Horiz Stab Le
- 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.