Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Cessna 210L

Difficulty date
March 24, 2005
Submitted
March 24, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 210L
Aircraft serial
21059635
Aircraft time
4,718 hours
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Speedbrake
Part time
350 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LT WING, IB AND AFT OF SPEEDBRAKE, INSTALLATION FORMED A CRACK AT THE WING T/E AND AT THE FORWARD STIFFENER ATTACHMENT POINT. WING SKIN EXPERIENCES BUFFETING IN AND OUT OF PLANE WITH SPEEDBRAKES DEPLOYED AS A RESULT OF TURBULENCE. THE WING PANEL SKIN IS LARGE AND OILCANS IN AND OUT OF PLANE GENERATING SIGNIFICANT TENSILE FORCE ON THE RIVETS AT THE PERIMETER OF THE PANEL. THE ADDED WING STIFFENER LIMITS THE OILCAN MOVEMENT AND STRESS. CRACK INITIATED AT FORWARD RIVET HOLE FOR ADDED STIFFENER.

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