Service difficulty report · Skin · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
December 15, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
5APR577Y
Atlas Aircraft Center Inc
Aircraft
N6818R
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
818
Aircraft time
651 hours, 362 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
651 hours, 362 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Skin
Part number
5570512131
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
651 hours, 362 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

THE ACFT LEFT WING L/E WAS DAMAGED BY A BIRDSTRIKE. THE DAMAGE WAS OUTSIDE THE GUIDANCE OF THE SRM FOR "ALLOWABLE DAMAGE". TECHNICAL SUPPORT WAS CONTACTED, AN ENGINERING REPAIR MEMO AND "STATEMENT OF APPROVED DESIGN DATA" ECC-12-RM-11-249 WAS ISSED. THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED USING THOSE INSTRUCTIONS, UTILIZING A FLUSH PATCH AND DOUBLERS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE EXISTING L/E SKIN AND RIBS. AN FAA FORM 337 DATED 12-15-2011 WAS SUBMITTED.