SDR 99ZZZX722

Service difficulty report · Static Wick · Cessna 185F

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N56581
Make and model
Cessna 185F
Aircraft serial
18502907
Part
Static Wick
Condition
Broken
Location
Elevator
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

DEFLECTED WICKS INSTALLED ON AIRPLANE 15 DEGREES. ELEMENTS BROKE OFF. THESE WERE NEW UNITS. AIRCRAFT WAS IN HANGAR. APPROXIMATE TEMPERATURE WAS 72 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. OTHER UNITS IN STOCK ALSO BROKE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES TO 30 DEGREES DEFLECTION. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED AN ALTERNATE MATERIAL BE USED THAT IS MORE PLIABLE AND RELIABLE.

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