Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
July 21, 2005
Submitted
August 10, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5VA
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft serial
U20603223
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
5,757 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AC WAS UNDERGOING AN EXTENSIVE AVIONICS UPGRADE INSTALLATION AND DURING ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS, TECH NOTICED CORROSION UNDER FACTORY INSTALED DAMPENING/INSULATION MATERIAL. CORROSION WAS TO LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS UNDER THIS MATERIAL. THE CORROSION WAS FOUND UNDER THE PIECES FOUND COMING LOOSE. INTACT PIECES DID NOT SEEM CORRODED UNDERNEATH. CLEANED CORROSION AND MINOR PITTING, TREATED AND PRIMERED AREAS AFTER REMOVING MATERIAL. SUGGEST CLOSE INSPECTION THIS AREA, ALL AIRCRAFT. PROBLEM MORE THAN LIKELY CAUSED BY AGE AND MOISTURE ACCUMULATION. FSDO THINKS IT MAY BE GLUE USED. (K)

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