Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 2020)No ADs since 1998 matched6 service difficulty reports
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The pilot's improper starting procedure, which allowed the airplane to move forward over the wheel chocks and impact him and a hangar when he subsequently hand propped the engine.
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN20CA120)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
DISMANTLED LEFT AND RIGHT WING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING. WITH THE OLD FABRIC REMOVED, FOUND BOTH REAR SPARS HAD BEEN CHEWED BY MICE MIDWAY BETWEEN THE WING ROOT AND THE STRUT ATTACH FITTING. IT APPEARS THIS DAMAGE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE WINGS WERE LAST RECOVERED IN 1982 BECAUSE THE CHEW MARKS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DISMANTLED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS FOR RECOVERING. ALL SPARS WERE REMOVED FOR CLEANING, INSPECTION, AND VARNISHING. WITH THE WING SPAR FITTINGS REMOVED, FOUND THE SPAR FITTING HOLES HAD CRACKS EMANATING FROM THE TWO INBOARD HOLES THROUGH THE BUTT OF THE SPAR. ALL FOUR SPARS WERE REPLACED WITH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DISMANTLED LEFT WING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING. AS A PRECAUTION, THE WING SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS WERE MAGNAFLUXED. THE LEFT FRONT WING SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL IMPERFECTIONS IN THE WELDED AREA OF BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM GUSSETS. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DISMANTLED LEFT WING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING. AS A PRECAUTION, THE WING SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS WERE MAGNAFLUXED. THE LEFT REAR SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTING WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL IMPERFECTIONS IN THE WELD AREAS OF BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM GUSSETS. THE FITTING WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DISMANTLED BOTH LT AND RT WINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING OLD COVER, DETERMINED THAT ALL THE SCREWS THAT SECURE THE FABRIC TO THE RIBS FOR THE NR 2 AND NR 3 INBOARD RIBS OF EACH WING, HAD ELONGATED THE HOLES IN THE RIBS AND WAS NOT SERVING THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.DISMANTLED BOTH LT AND RT WINGS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING OLD COVER, DETERMINED THAT ALL THE SCREWS THAT SECURE THE FABRIC TO THE RIBS FOR THE NR 2 AND NR 3 INBOARD RIBS OF EACH WING, HAD ELONGATED THE HOLES IN THE RIBS AND WAS NOT SERVING THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.