SDR 98ZZZX170

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 172G

Difficulty date
December 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4477L
Make and model
Cessna 172G
Aircraft serial
17254572
Part
Bracket
Part number
05130631
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elev Bellcrank
Part time
5,451 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

INSPECTION OF 4 LOOSE RIVETS ON BELLY SKIN BETWEEN WING STRUT LOWER ATTACH POINTS REVEALED THE 'ELEVATOR BELLCRANK BRACKET', PN 051306301, HAD BEEN FLEXING. ON CLOSER EXAMINATION, MANY CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE BEND RADII OF THE FORWARD AND AFT FLANGES WITH COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE LEFT FORWARD FLANGE.

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