What was found
(CAN) DURING AN ANNUAL/100 HOUR INSPECTION FIN AFT SPAR WAS FOUND CRACKED. MFG SINGLE ENGINE CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE INFORMTION LETTER SE 80-85 ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE KIT SK 185-25A INSTALLED THIS DATE. (TC NR 20070529005)
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2007
- Submitted
- August 3, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft time
- 4,535 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- Propeller
- Hartzl PHCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 5531 · Vertical Stabilizer, Spar/Rib
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 07310292
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Vertical Stab
- Part time
- 4,534 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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