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Description: Airplanes. Cessna 182S Cracked Firewall Doubler. A 1.25 inch long crack was discovered n the firewall forward doubler. The crack is located near the Bracket Parking Brake...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 182T Cracked Fuselage Bulkhead Flanges. Cracks were found in the flange of both the LH and RH fuselage bulkheads at Station 17.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 182T, Cracked Firewall Doubler, Report 1. A crack in a firewall double was discovered, it is located behind the right hand cowl exit ramp.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 182T, Cracked Firewall Doubler. A 1.5-inch crack was found in a doubler on the forward side of the firewall.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 185A, Broken Alternator Bracket. ATA 2410 After installing the Plane Power Alternator Conversion Kit, he found he alternator bracket cracked in half; this...
Description: Airplanes Cessna 208 Broken Nose Landing Gear Spring. The NLG spring fractured during a landing in Puerto Rico in May 2010.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 208B Cracked Inertial Vane Shaft. The Bypass Door was loose and would not close all the way. The investigation showed, the shaft was cracked on the forward...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 208B Frayed Flap Cable. A flap cable was found frayed during a routine inspection.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 208B Collapsed Engine Vent Line. A mechanic checked the vent line of the overboard breather and found the rubber section swollen internally.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 208B Cracked Bulkhead. the Aft Canted Bulkhead has two cracks, each approximately 1.5 inches in length.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 208B, Rudder Torque Tube corrosion Severe corrosion was found on the upper part f the torque tube when the airplanes skin was removed to get to the rudder...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 208B, Corroded Flap Bell Crank Bolts, March, 2007. During an inspection of the left wing on a Cessna 208B, maintenance personnel found the most outboard flap...
Description: Airplanes Cessna 208B Cracked Elevator Pulley Support. The left pulley support web below the floor at the fuselage station was cracked.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 208B, Leaking Brake Castings. January, 2008. It was reported that the main casting housing for the brake caliper pistons leaks fluid under normal braking...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 310, Failed Rod-end on Main Gear. A rod-end broke when the pilot attempted to extend the landing gear in flight; it resulted in a gear up landing. The...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 402C Failed Nose Gear Microswitch The nose gear collapsed on landing.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 404, Damaged Elevator Mount Brackets. High winds prior to an intended flight allowed the elevators to have some movement which hammer its lower stop until...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 421A, Shorting Starting Cable, February, 2007. During starting the left engine, smoke was observed coming from the louvers on the top of the left engine....
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 425, Avionics Master Switch, ATA 2460. August, 2010. The Avionics Master Switch was inoperative during a functional check.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 441, Failed Hydraulic Tube Line. Three hydraulic fluid depletion events occurred on three of the Cessna 400 series aircraft, all owned by the same company.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 510, Loose Aileron Trim Actuator. A loud rattle was heard from the inside of the LH Aileron prior to refit; the noise sounded like multiple loose items...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 525B, Corroded Main Landing Gear, ATA 3213. August, 2010. Corrosion on the left side, aft main landing gear Trunnion Pin was found while performing the...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 525C, Failed Brake Rotors (friction pads). The brake pads on both the LH and RH brake rotors are de-bonding with chunks missing.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 550 (2), Fuel Ejector Contamination
Description: Airplanes: Cessna 550, Burned Wire Behind Multi-Display. Wiring behind the co-pilot's multi function display were found to be shorted.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 550, Cracked Seat Belt Assembly. The upper Seat base Assembly was found cracked at the chair back attach points.
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 550B, Failed Landing Gear Retraction. After departure, the crew was not able to retract the landing gear.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 550, Failed Landing Gear Retraction
Description: Airplanes. Cessna560, Fuel Ejector Contamination. The L/H power lever was advanced to 'taxi'—and when retarded slightly to adjust power setting, the 'low fuel pressure'...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 560XL Broken ECU Aspirator Tube. An ECU aspirator high-pressure tube was found broken on preflight. Also, the bias bleed air tube chafed.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 560XL, Aileron Control Lock Arm, ATA 2770. AUG 2010 The control lock system was partially inoperative on post-flight inspection. Further investigation...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 650, Leaking Anti-Ice Regulator Shutoff Valve. January, 2008. A repair station technician determined the pressure regulator shut-off valve (P/N 9912402-17)...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 680, Cracked Diffuser Ducts, ATA 3010. JUL 2010 The wing bleed air heated leading edge diffusers cracked or deformed on numerous aircraft. This (particular)...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna 680CE, Work Brake Metering Valve Arms. After removing the RH floor panel, we found there was some fretting material on the insulation bags and surround area.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 750, Bent Speed Brake Push Pushrod, ATA 2701. February, 2012. When deploying speed brakes, the handle must be continuously held in position or the air load...
Description: Accessories, Cessna Alternator Brush Failure. The alternator was disassembled—found the ground brush (to be) 0.375 inches long. The field brush was completely disintegrated,...
Description: Airplanes. Cessna C680, Chafed Jet-Pump Tubes. Extensive fretting damage was found on the primary jet-pump fittings and the attached line fittings where the Wiggins Clamps...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna CE-750, Water Separator Corrosion. Both the left hand and right hand water separators have corrosion under the insulation. Created November, 2012
Description: Airplanes, Cessna CE750 Disconnected Flap Linkage, March 2007. On visual approach, the copilot complained the aircraft was 'out of rig' and it wanted to roll right with flaps...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna CE750 Failed Flap PDU and Display, April, 2007. Shortly after takeoff, the flap lever was set to select the zero degree position. The Team immediately...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna I40, Failed Wing Fabric Patch. During a flight, the fabric patch came off, the mechanic thought the air stream got under the loose tape.
Description: Airplanes, Cessna Multiple Models, Exhaust System. Safety article by Aerospace Engineer, Jeff Janusz from the Wichita Aircraft Certification Office. Failing to properly...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna 172N, Nonconforming Leading Edge Skin. February, 2007. During a receiving inspection of a new, Cessna R/H, O/B, L/E skin, it was found to have been drilled-up...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna R172 Defective Fuel Senders, March 2007 his fuel sender, P/N S3852-1 and -2 has a dead spot in its travel (near the full position at the top of its travel),...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna R172E, Cracked Main Landing Gear Actuator, ATA 3233. While complying with Service Bulletin number SEB01-2 R1,” the submitter reports that they found the...
Description: Airplanes, Cessna T 207A, Broken Horizontal Stabilizer Attach Fitting, April, 2007. The pilot found the horizontal stabilizer loose on preflight. maintenance inspection, he...
Description: Airplanes, Champion 7ECA, Cracked Wing Spar, January, 2007 A required inspection of wooden wing spars in accordance with AD 2000-25-02 revealed a compression crack in the left...
Description: Accessories. Champion Spark Plug REM 38S Mis-manufactured. during an annual inspection seven of the twelve plugs failed. References to Maule Aircraft sporting a Lycoming...
Description: Accessories, Champion Spark Plug, Cracked Insulators. After issues during flight, inspection revealed no differential pressure on cylinder number two, the oil filter was full...
Description: Airplanes, Cirrus SR22, Loose Turbocharger Oil Lines. "the oil lines for the Tornado Alley Inc. turbo normalized system were being checked for security. The mechanic took the...
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