Service difficulty report · Structure · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
November 8, 2006
Submitted
February 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581P
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
29
Aircraft time
61,147 hours, 48,391 cycles
Engine
Allsn 501D13A
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON NOVEMBER 8, 2006 WHILE EN-ROUTE, THE CREW OBSERVED A BIRD PASS CLOSE BY THE RT FUSELAGE. THE CREW NOTICED NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OR ENGINE INDICATIONS AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE, WHERE THEY LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED A DAMAGED RT WING LEADING EDGE BETWEEN THE NACELLE AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE. NONE WAS FOUND. THE DAMAGED WING LEADING EDGE SECTION WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ONE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.