What was found
(CAN) ON PREFIGHT WALKAROUND, PILOT DISCOVERED THE RT FLAP TOP CENTER SKIN TO BE TORN WHERE THE CONTROL ROD ATTACHES TO THE FLAP BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft time
- 9,500 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320H2AD
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1C160DTM
- System (JASC)
- 5753 · Trailing Edge Flaps
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 052390138
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rt Wing Te Flap
- Part time
- 9,494 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.