SDR 98ZZZX4781

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
November 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N181MW
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280181
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
0553031
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
956 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, THE FIREWALL WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE UPPER PART OF THE LOWER FIREWALL JUST BEHIND THE COWL MOUNT AND AT THE COWL MOUNT JUST BELOW THE BATTERY BOX. THIS DEPARTMENT HAS NOTICED THE FIREWALL IS .016 INCH THICK WHICH IS THINNER THAN FIREWALLS USED 15 YEARS AGO. THERE ARE NO DOUBLERS BEHIND THE MOUNTS TO PREVENT FLEXING OF THE FIREWALL DURING NORMAL OPERATION.

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