What was found
(CAN) AIRCRAFT LANDED IN ROUGH WATER, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO CRACK AT THE BATTERY POSTS. A COMPLETE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRIED OUT, AND THE CRACK IN THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET WAS DISCOVERED. NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2002
- Submitted
- August 30, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft time
- 5,683 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- Propeller
- Mcauly D2A34C*
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Bracket
- Part number
- 07321011
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.