Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
August 18, 2026
Submitted
August 19, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N688QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0222
Aircraft time
7,058 hours, 4,672 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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

MECHANICALLY REMOVED CORROSION LOCATED ON RT SIDE OF STINGER SKIN, UPPER VORTEX GENERATOR ATTACHMENT AREA IAW SRM 51-70-03. FOUND CORROSION BLENDS TO BE BEYOND SRM 51-70-03 LIMITATIONS EXCEEDING .002" OF MATERIAL REMOVED FROM NOMINAL THICKNESS. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASONIC THICKNESS INSPECTION ON THE BLENDED AREA OF THE STRINGER SKIN RT SIDE UNDERNEATH UPPER VORTEX GENERATOR. NO CRACK/CORROSION INDICATIONS FOUND AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION. THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS RECORDED FOR EVALUATION. REPAIRED CORRODED TAILCONE STINGER LH SKIN PER AQRD RFTS-118260, REV. 0.

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