Service difficulty report · Skin · Lkheed P3A

Difficulty date
September 3, 2009
Submitted
September 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N925AU
Make and model
Lkheed P3A
Aircraft serial
151361
Aircraft time
18,344 hours, 10,679 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
9006031
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
18,344 hours, 10,679 cycles
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

DISCREPANCY IDENTIFIED BY SLIGHT FUEL WEEP ON PREFLIGHT, LEFT WING STATION 90.5. FURTHER EVALUATION WITH ULTRASONIC NDT DISCLOSED A CRACK ON THE LOWER WING PANEL NO.3. THE CRACK EMANATED FROM ATTACH HOLE, THROUGH RISER AND APPROXIMATELY 1/2" INTO PLANK.