SDR 98ZZZX3671

Service difficulty report · Angle · Cessna 172

Difficulty date
September 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7248A
Make and model
Cessna 172
Aircraft serial
29348
Part
Angle
Part number
05230201
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing Spar
Part time
3,937 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 ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERAL AREAS OF INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN UPPER SPAR ANGLES P/N 0523020-1 AND 2 WERE DISCOVERED. AFTER REMOVAL, THE ANGLES WERE BROKEN IN TWO WITH LIGHT HAND PRESSURE. DETECTION WAS DIFFICULT AS THERE ARE VERY FEW INSPECTION HOLES IN OLDER CESSNA WINGS, AND THE PART IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN OTHER PARTS. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE WINGS, LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION WHICH WAS EASY TO TREAT, AND GAVE NO INDICATION OF THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE SPAR ANGLES. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED MANUFACTURER DATA ON ADDITIONAL INSPECTION HOLES; CORROSION DETECTION.

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