Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 172P

Difficulty date
September 22, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 172P
Aircraft time
8,735 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D2J
Propeller
Mcauly 1C160DTM
Part
Skin
Part number
053200123
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Component
Horiz Stab · Cessna · 2432000201
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) HORIZ STAB CTR SKIN CRACKED AT THE LIGHTNING HOLE BETWEEN THE 2 FWD STAB ATTACK POINTS. THIS SKIN MAKES UP THE CTR SECTION OF THE STABILIZER SPAR AND CARRIES STRUCTURAL LOADING. MFG HAS A REVISED PART FOR THIS SECTION THAT IS REINFORCED BUT WAS NOT INSTALLED INTO THIS ACFT AT THE TIME OF THE SNAG. DAMAGE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY POOR GROUND HANDLING. TAIL BEING PUSHED DOWN IN THE WRONG PLACE TO TURN THE ACFT AROUND. ACFT WILL BE REVISED WITH THE NEW STYLE OF SKIN. DEFFECT DISCOVERED DURING INSP OF AIRFRAME. SECOND SIMILAR DEFECT THIS MONTH.

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