Service difficulty report · Wing Strut · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
December 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 152
Part
Wing Strut
Part number
07236006
Condition
Loose Rivet
Location
L/H Strut Upper
Part time
3,123 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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)DURING INSPECTION UPWARD PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE WING AND A LOUD CRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE SOURCE WAS TRACED TO THE UPPER WING STRUT ATTACH RIVETS WHICH HAD BECOME LOOSE. SUBMITTER REBUCKED TH E RIVETS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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