Service difficulty report · Firewall · Cessna 150L

Difficulty date
July 6, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150L
Aircraft time
16,503 hours
Engine
Cont O200A
Propeller
Mcauly 1A102OCM
Part
Firewall
Condition
Deformed
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) INSP OF NOSE ASSY REVEILED A SOFT SHIMMY DAMPER, DAMPER WAS SERVICED. INSP REVEALED THAT ACFT PROBABLY HAD A NOSE TIRE LANDING SINCE MINOR DEFORMATION OF UPPER FIREWALL SKIN NOTED. INSP REVEALED THAT BOLT IDENTIFIED IN IPC FIGURE 32, ITEM 3, BENT SO THAT DEFORMATION AT END AT LEAST .25 INCH FROM TRUE. THIS ALSO ALLOWED EXCESSIVE PLAY AT LWR ENG MOUNT TO OLEO CLAMP. NEW BOLT INSTALLED AND OLEO TO ENG MOUNT FRAME NOW HAS NO PLAY. ONCE FINISHED WITH INSP, WILL PERFORM HIGH SPEED TAXI.

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