Service difficulty report · Frame · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 18, 2013
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N77VZ
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500832
Aircraft time
4,153 hours, 4,103 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
4,153 hours, 4,103 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Bs 358
Part time
4,153 hours, 4,103 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

TECH NOTICED DISCOLORATION, SIGNS OF OVERHEATING, IN THE PRIMER ON A FUSELAGE FRAME IN THE AREA OF TWO GROUNDING STUDS -GND76 AND GT006, RT HEATED L/E WIRING CIRCUIT. THE RT ANTI-ICE JBOX WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED RT HEATED L/E AND INSPECTED FOR OVERHEATING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. NDT INSPECTION COMPLETED ON FUSELAGE FRAME IN AREA OF DISCOLORATION. DAMAGED AREA EXTENDED FAR ENOUGH THAT IT BECAME MORE ECONOMICAL TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED SECTION OF FUSELAGE FRAME AS OPPOSED TO REPAIRING IT. NO DAMAGE TO ADJACENT SKIN OR STRINGERS. DAMAGED FRAME SECTION IS AT BS 358 BETWEEN S28-29R. STARTS AT BL 0 AND ENDS AT THE 3 O`CLOCK POSITION. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AFTER THE AIR CONDITIONING PALLET WAS REMOVED.

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