SDR 97ZZZX713

Service difficulty report · Skin · 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
Skin
Part number
DEV0550444
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elev
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 TO SEVERE CORROSION, POPPED RIVETS, THROUGHOUT THE ELEV. CESSNA DID NOT PRIME ANY INTERNAL PARTS DURING MANUFACTURE RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. REPLACED PART, CLEANED, TREATED, AND PRIMED WITH EPOXY PRIMER. RECOMMEND CESSNA DO LIKEWISE.

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