SDR 98ZZZX489

Service difficulty report · Bearing Block · Cessna 182D

Difficulty date
December 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9923T
Make and model
Cessna 182D
Aircraft serial
18253023
Part
Bearing Block
Part number
1512122
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt/Rt Wing
Part time
4,697 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

UPON REMOVING BOTH WINGS TO INSTALL MONARCH PLASTIC FUEL TANKS, THE REAR SPAR INBOARD ATTACH BLOCKS, LEFT AND RIGHT, WERE FOUND TO HAVE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN THE INBOARD SLOT AREA ABOVE THE LARGE BOLT HOLES. CORROSION AREA ABOUT .50 INCH WIDE BY .1250 INCH DEEP FROM TOP OF BLOCK TO BIG BOLT HOLE ON INBOARD FACE OF SLOT. THIS AREA IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSPECT VISUALLY WITHOUT REMOVING THE WINGS.

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