Service difficulty report · Skin · Gulstm 114B

Difficulty date
December 8, 2023
Submitted
December 8, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3296B
Make and model
Gulstm 114B
Aircraft serial
14673
Aircraft time
732 hours
Part
Skin
Part number
422237
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
732 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

LH WING FLAP COVE SKIN FOUND CRACKED AT 5 RIVET LOCATIONS ALONG WING TRAILING EDGE AND 2 RIVET LOCATIONS AT LH W/S 36.5 FLAP COVE RIB. ALL TRAILING EDGE LOCATIONS EACH PROPAGATED BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF RIVET NOT MORE THAN 1". ONE TRAILING EDGE LOCATION SPIDERED TO SKIN TRAILING EDGE. RIB LOCATIONS CONNECTED BY CRACK AND PROPAGATED FORWARD AND AFT FROM RIVETS TO FORM TOTAL CRACK LENGTH OF 4" AT THIS TIME.