Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
June 22, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6375X
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B1338
Aircraft time
5,321 hours
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
5,321 hours
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

DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE LT WING SKIN AT THE OB AILERON ATTACH POINT, WHICH IS ALSO THE MAIN FUEL TANK AFT ATTACH POINT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF AREA, THE RIVETS THAT ATTACH THE AILERON SUPPORT TO THE REAR SPAR WERE FOUND SHEARED, CAUSING THE MAIN FUEL TANK TO HAVE MOVEMENT. IF LEFT UNDETECTED, COULD CAUSE MAIN FUEL TANK STRESS AT THE FORWARD ATTACH POINTS, CRACKED REAR SPAR OR POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF TANK. THIS IS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON.

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