Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
June 22, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N414JS
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft serial
4140811
Aircraft time
6,794 hours
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 600
Part time
6,794 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 RT 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 TANK TO HAVE MOVEMENT. IF LEFT UNDETECTED, COULD CAUSE MAIN FUEL TANK STRESS AT THE FWD ATTACH POINTS, CRACKED REAR SPAR OR POSSIBLE SEPARATION OF THE TANK.

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