What was found
(CAN) CRACK FOUND IN RADIUS OF REINFORCEMENT PLATES, STEEL, RT & LT SIDE AFT. BULKHEAD FWD OF REINFORCEMENT PLATES CRACKED AS WELL. CAUSES UNKNOWN BUT MANY CYCLES DONE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS BECAUSE OF GLIDER TOWING.
- Difficulty date
- November 4, 2014
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 305C
- Aircraft time
- 18,697 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O540A4C5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Reinforcement
- Part number
- 06131031
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.