Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
November 16, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft time
4,371 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160CTM
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
051218712
Part serial
17261956
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door Frame
Part time
4,714 hours
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

(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT THE SEB 97-1 AFT DOORPOST INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE NOTED AT THE SUBJECT AREAS ON BOTH DOORPOSTS (IPC "CHANNEL-BULKHEAD"). SUBMITTER SUSPECTS THAT TAXIING OVER ROUGH SURFACES, OR POSSIBLY HARD OR CRABBED LANDINGS, CONTRIBUTES TO THE FLEXING OF THE BULKHEAD THAT RESULTS IN THE CRACKING. CRACKS ARE FOUND BY LOOKING WITH LIGHT AND MIRROR FORWARD NEAR THE AILERON CABLE PULLEY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AFT DOORPOSTS. THE CRACK RADIATES FROM THE RELIEF CUTOUT WHERE THE INSIDE FLANGE OF THE BULKHEAD CHANGES FROM VERTICAL TO HORIZONTAL. (TC NR 20071128010)

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