Prebuy on airframe corrosion.

[hayesjaj]

Originally Posted by Joes

Any specific areas to be inspected for corrosion? Other outstanding issues a novice may need to be aware of, it's a 73 P with 3300 A/F hrs.

Bad spots I have found are on the interior, located on the inside surfaces of the skins. Cessna used lead vinyl "vibration absorbing" pads with a certain glue that holds water to attach them to the aluminum panels. If any water gets trapped, it causes the skins to corrode. I found a bunch of this on my 1973 337G restoration.

The fuel tanks can also have corrosion issues in the bay and on the tanks themselves.

Finally, around and under the avionics bay access hatch has a known issue. Others may have found spots to include to this list.