SDR AU961186

Service difficulty report · Angle · Cessna 2105

Difficulty date
June 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 2105
Engine
Cont IO470S
Propeller
Mcauly D2A34C58
Part
Angle
Part number
07214003
Condition
Corroded
Location
Outer Wing Sys
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

(AUS) DURING INSPECTION OF LH AND RH WINGS MISSING RIVET HEADS WERE FOUND ON THE WING UPPER SKIN THROUGH THE MAIN SPAR INBOARD TOP CAP - FOLLOWING REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE WINGS THE SEVERE EXFOLIATION CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING ANGLES ANDPLATES:- 1. LH WING PNO 0721400-3, PNO 0523315, PNO 071402-1 AND PNO 071402-3 2. RH WING PNO 0721400-4, PNO 0523315-1, PNO 071402-23. RH WING LOWER TENSION ANGLE PNO 0721402-4 AT THE WING STRUTATTACHMENT POINT SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS CORROSION BELOW THE STRUT BOLT HOLE FAILURE OF WHICH WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 34 YEARS OLD

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