Service difficulty report · Skin · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
June 7, 2000
Submitted
August 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AG
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
172
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Part number
1159CSH206018001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Aileron
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

ON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PREFLIGHT, A TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A SMALL AREA OF BUBBLED PAINT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT AILERON THE AILERON TRAILING EDGE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)