SDR 2018FA0000389

Service difficulty report · Channel · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date: September 26, 2018
Submitted: September 27, 2018
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N397QS
Make and model: Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial: 6800144
Aircraft time: 10,320 hours, 6,851 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Channel
Condition: Corroded
Location: Nlg Ww
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

REPAIRED CORRODED AREA ON THE NOSE WHEEL WELL FORWARD CHANNEL P/N 6731051-57 LOWER FLANGE, JUST FORWARD OF THE NLG UPLOCK, BY BLENDING, PERFORMING EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASONIC THICKNESS INSPECTIONS, CLEANING, TREATING, AND PRIMING PER REPAIR MEMO.