Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 172N

Difficulty date
July 12, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172N
Engine
Lyc O320H2AD
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Rib
Part number
052301141
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt & Rt Wing
Part time
3,979 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) LT AND RT WING LEADING EDGE RIBS SEVERELY CORRODED. SIXTEEN RIBS AND BOTH BOTTOM OUTBOARD WING SKINS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. FOUND WHEN RIBS DISMANTLED AFTER FINDING BULGING ALONG THE SPAR INSEVERAL AREAS OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUTS DURING PERIODIC INSPECTION.

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