SDR 98ZZZX4541

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
October 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1470Q
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Aircraft serial
18503483
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 90
Part time
9,836 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

PARTS ARE THE COMPONENTS OF STA 90.00. THEY RIVET TOGETHER. THIS AREA IS WHERE THE FLOAT KIT IS INSTALLED. RIGHT AND LEFT FLOAT ATTACH AREA WAS CRACKED IN MANY PLACES. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN ON FLOATS MOST OF ITS LIFE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED INSPECTION OF THIS AREA AFTER SO MANY HOURS OPERATION WITH FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT.

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