Service difficulty report · Skin · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
June 22, 2012
Submitted
June 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
624
Aircraft time
5,190 hours, 5,182 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
5,042 hours, 5,026 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
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 LEFT FLAP WAS DAMAGED AT THE FLAP TRAILING EDGE, BEGINNING FROM THE REAR RIB 3 EXTENDING 317.5MM INBOARD TO THE INBOARD EDGE OF FLAP TRAILING EDGE SKIN AREA. THE LEFT FLAP WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THE REPAIR NEEDED WAS LIMITED TO USING THE FOLLOWING PILATUS REPLACEMENT PARTS. AFT INNER SKIN P/N 557.50.12.135. FLAP REAR RIB 3 P/N 557.50.12.181. COMPOSITE FLAP EXTENSION, LEFT P/N 557.50.12.271 IAW THE PILATUS STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL SRM 12-A-51-10-02-00A-041A-A AND AMM AMM 12-A-51-40-03-00A-041A-A.