Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Lkheed P3A

Difficulty date
September 25, 2020
Submitted
January 13, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N923AU
Make and model
Lkheed P3A
Aircraft serial
151372
Aircraft time
17,400 hours, 18,118 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8088944
Condition
Inflt Separation
Location
Air
Part time
17,400 hours, 18,118 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING OPERATION AN AIR CONTROL PANEL FAILED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIR CONTROL PANEL FAILED BEHIND THE NUMBER 4 NACELLE. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE AIR CONTROL PANEL, THE TAILING EDGE SKIN IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE AIR CONTROL PANEL ENCOUNTERED AN INSTANTANEOUS INCREASE IN AERODYNAMIC LOAD AND CAUSED A SHORT CRACK TO FORM. THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE IS ON THE LOWER WING TRAILING EDGE BETWEEN FLAP STA 258-300.