Service difficulty report · Doubler · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
December 20, 2010
Submitted
December 20, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N19HP
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281266
Aircraft time
2,991 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
990 hours
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C431
Part
Doubler
Part number
075360024
Condition
Cracked
Location
Firewall
Part time
2,991 hours
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.

What was found

(JRUR) A 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FIREWALL FWD DOUBLER (PN 0753600-24). THE CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE LOWER LT QUADRANT OF THE FWD FIREWALL DOUBLER. THE CRACKED LOCATION CAN BE FOUND BY LOCATING THE "BRACKET-PARKING BRAKE CONTROL" AFT OF THE FIREWALL (SEE IPC REV 19, CHAPTER 32-32-02, FIGURE 01, ITEM NR38, PN 0713070-20) . TRANSLATE THIS LOCATION TO THE FWD SIDE OF THE FIREWALL. THE CRACK WAS CENTERED AROUND THE TOP RIVET ATTACHING THE "BRACKET-PARKING BRAKE CONTROL" TO THE FIREWALL AND FIREWALL DOUBLER. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE IS PULLED, THIS AREA OF THE FIREWALL & FIREWALL DOUBLER FLEX A LITTLE. IT IS VERY PROBABLE THAT THIS FLEXING ACTION HAS CAUSED THIS CRACK IN THE FIREWALL DOUBLER. 2 SMALL DENTS CAN BE SEEN IN THE FIREWALL FROM THE "BRACKET-PARKING BRAKE CONTROL".

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