SDR 99ZZZX4220

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
October 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N25339
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15280603
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Bracket
Part number
04320049
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION OF BRACKET, PN 0432004-9, CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG TOP PART OF BRACKET ON THE WELD AREA, ONE CRACK 2 INCHES LONG,THE OTHER CRACK, 1.25 INCHES LONG. ALSO, CRACKS WERE FOUND ALONG RIVNUT HOLES AND BOLT HOLE ON THE MAJORITY OF THE BOLT HOLES. INSPECTED SEVERAL BRACKETS FROM SALVAGE YARDS AND ALL OF THEM WERE CRACKED. ALL CRACKS WERE HIDDEN. SUBMITTER STATED BRACKET MUST BE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND ZYGLO.

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