Service difficulty report · Skin · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
September 28, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0242E
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
10,728 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

FOUND A CRACK ON THE (TURTLE BACK) SKIN ABOVE THE ENGINE BETWEENT THE ATTACHMENT STRINGERS OF THE TAILBOOM FARRING AND BETWEEN THE RIBS AT STA 146.62 AND STA 155.75 CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE RT SIDE AND RUNNING FROM STA 146.62 AFT 7.25 INCHES. REPAIRED CRACK WITH PATCH. (K)

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