Service difficulty report · Wing · Cessna 337G

Difficulty date
May 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337G
Engine
Cont IO360G
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C306
Part
Wing
Part number
14225507
Condition
Bird Strike
Location
Bs 204-222
Part time
2,134 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
C, Y
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE, PILOT CAUGHT A FLASH OF MOTION AND HEARD A BIRD IMPACT WITH HIS LEFT WING. DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT. WIRES WERE VISIBLE SO ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO EXTEND FROM STN 204 TO 222. LEADING EDGE PUSHED BACK AND TWO RIBS DAMAGED. REPAIRED.

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