SDR 99ZZZX2182

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
May 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Part
Spar
Part number
043200159
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Horiz Stabilizer
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STABILIZER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED USING NEW SKINS AND USED P/N 0432001-56 SPARS AND USED P/N 0432001-15 REINFORCEMENT. THE RIVETS SECURING THE SKINS TO THE SPARS DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING HOLES IN THE SPARS OR REINFORCEMENT. THIS LEAVES UNFILLED HOLES IN SPARS AND REINFORCEMENT ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF TRALING EDGE OF STABILIZER. THE UNFILLED HOLES ARE APPROXIMATELY ONE TO FOUR RIVET DIAMETERS FROM NEW RIVETS. THIS IS EVIDENT IN APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY-FIVE PLACES.

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