SDR 98ZZZX2143

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 182S

Difficulty date
May 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N697SM
Make and model
Cessna 182S
Aircraft serial
18280008
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
071160514
Condition
Cracked
Location
Carry Thru
Part time
133 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

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK OF APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH WAS FOUND ON THE FORWARD VERTICAL FACE OF THE TOP HAT SECTION FORMING THE SPAR ASSY 1 INCH INBOARD OF THE OUTER EDGE AND ADJACENT BUT NOT RUNNING TO THE LT MAIN PLANE REAR ATTACH BOLT. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY TO REPLACE AND RETURN ITEM FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

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