Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna T337H

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 30, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N817AS
Make and model
Cessna T337H
Aircraft serial
33701849
Engine
Cont IO550N
Part
Skin
Part number
142256626
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
5,548 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

(EH4R) A CRACK APPROX 1.5 INCHES IN LENGTH, RUNNING FORE AND AFT IN THE LT WING UPPER L/E SKIN AT WS 61.00 WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MX INSP. INSP OF INSIDE L/E STRUCTURE FROM WS 49.12 TO WS 79.60 WAS PERFORMED. THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND: THE .032 2024 T3 "J" TYPE STRINGER, PN 1422578-11 (FIG 5, ITEM 39, STRINGER-UPPER, IPC 607-12) THAT EXTENDS FROM WS 66.0. A DETAILED BORE SCOPE INSP OF THE FRONT SPAR FROM WS 49.12 TO WS 79.60 AND AN EDDY-CURRENT INSP OF THE L/E SKIN FROM WS 55.50 TO WS 66.0 REVEALED NO OTHER DEFECTS. SAME INSP WAS PERFORMED ON RT WING. THE .032 2024 T3 "J" TYPE STRINGER, PN 1422578-1 (FIG 5, ITEM 21, STRINGER-UPPER IPC 607-12) THAT EXTENDS FROM WS 23.0 TO WS 66.0 HAS AN APPROX .2500 INCH CRACK AT THE END TERMINATING AT WS 66.0. THE .032 2024 T3 "J" TYPE STRINGER, PN 1422578-11 (FIG 5, ITEM 39, STRINGER-UPPER, IPC 607-12 THAT EXTENDS FROM WS 66.0 TO WS 121.60 HAS AN APPROX .2500 INCH CRACK AT THE END TERMINATING AT WS 66.0. THE DETAILED BORE SCOPE INSP OF THE FRONT SPAR FROM WS 49.12 TO WS 79.60 AND AN EDDY-CURRENT INSP OF THE L/E SKIN FROM WS 55.50 TO WS 66.0 REVEALED NO OTHER FAULTS. T

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