SDR 99ZZZX2942

Service difficulty report · Firewall · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
July 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2663X
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280643
Part
Firewall
Part number
05530313
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
395 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 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND FIREWALL CRACKED AT LEFT LOWER COWLING SHOCK MOUNT BRACKET ADJACENT TO BATTERY BOX. CRACKS EXTENDED VERTICALLY FROM BRACKET ATTACH RIVET HOLES AND TOTALLED APPROXIMATELY 2.3750 INCHES IN LENGTH. DOUBLER PATCH WAS INSTALLED ON INSIDE OF FIREWALL.

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