Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 182G

Difficulty date
August 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 182G
Part
Skin
Condition
Wrinkled
Location
Fuselage
Part time
1,503 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING OF FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT HIT LARGE WAVE. ON RETURN TO DOCK, INVESTIGATON FOUND THE SIDE SKINS AND LOWER COWL WERE WRINKLED. FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND THE FIREWALL AND BELLY SKINS WERE ALSO WRINKLED. NEW REINFORCED FIREWALL AND TUNNEL INSTALLED.

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