SDR AU980368

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna A188B

Difficulty date
March 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A188B
Part
Spar
Part number
07310261
Condition
Cracked
Location
Vertical Stab
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) VERTICAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR CRACKED BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM ATTACHMENT BOLTS. SPAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CRACKED AND STOP DRILLED WITH CRACKING NOW CONTINUING PAST THE STOP DRILL HOLES. CRACK LENGTHS APPROXIMATELY 12.7MM (0.5 INCH). PART TC: 2,150.

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