Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech B300

Difficulty date
May 10, 2010
Submitted
May 10, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N350FW
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL421
Aircraft time
1,798 hours, 1,547 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
1,798 hours, 1,547 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Skin
Part number
101120108173174
Part serial
FL421
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
Part time
1,798 hours, 1,547 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

THE LT & RT CENTER WING FUEL CELL ACCESS HAD CORROSION ON THE FLANGE. THIS IS THE SECOND B300 THE REPAIR STATION HAS SEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE FLANGE IS HIDDEN BY THE FUEL CELL ACCESS PANEL AND IS NOT READILY VISIBLE DURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE. THE KING AIR SERIES HAS A HISTORY OF WATER INGRESS IN THIS AREA, HOWEVER THE B300'S ARE SHOWING CORROSION ON THE WING SKIN FLANGES. ONE COVER PLATE WAS REPLACED, BOTH WING SKIN FLANGES WERE REPAIRED PER THE KA SIRM.

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