Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 30, 2015
Submitted
December 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622KM
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB491
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Skin
Condition
Wrinkled
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
11,401 hours, 14,446 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, PILOT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHICH INCLUDED A DESCENT OF ROUGHLY 400 FT IN 2 SECONDS. THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION AIRPORT. GOT A TECH TO INSPECT THE PLANE IAW CH.5-5-00, FIRST LEVEL INSPECTION. SEVERAL SPOTS ON THE TOP LT WING ABOUT 4 FT OTBD OF THE NACELLE THAT HAD MINOR WRINKLES AND 1 SPOT ON THE LT NACELLE THAT HAD A SMALL BULGE. DUE TO WEATHER AND SCHEDULING THE TECH COULD NOT COMPLY WITH THE, SECOND LEVEL INSPECTION, IAW THE MM. THE PLANE REMAINS GROUNDED UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE WRINKLES FOUND AND THE SECOND LEVEL INSPECTION CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.