Service difficulty report · Skin · Rhnflu EA300L

Difficulty date
May 6, 2002
Submitted
May 6, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N161FC
Make and model
Rhnflu EA300L
Aircraft serial
133
Aircraft time
504 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO540L1B5
Part
Skin
Part number
ER863072500
Part serial
133
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Wing
Part time
504 hours
Stage of operation
AB
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WING SKIN DELAMINATION OCCURRED IN FLIGHT. CRACKS IN PAINT AND FUEL SEEPAGE FROM AREA WAS REASON FOR DISCOVERY. DELAMINATION AREA IS 72 INCHES OUTBOARD ON TOP SIDE OF RIGHT WING AND EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 30 INCHES FURTHER OUTBOARD. DELAMINATION AREA STARTS 2.25 INCHES AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE AND EXTENDS 11.5 INCHES AFT CORDWISE. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO DEVELOPING IN TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME MODEL, AND OPERATED BY THE SAME OWNER. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT COULD BE FUEL TANK-RELATED DUE TO THE AREA OF DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT IS GROUNDED AND AWAITING REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER.