Service difficulty report · Skin · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
June 6, 2017
Submitted
June 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
1493
Aircraft time
2,469 hours, 2,278 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing 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

BOTTOM SIDE OF LEFT FLAP LOWER FORWARD SKIN CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. AT FWD LAP JOINT BETWEEN FLAP RIBS FIVE AND SIX ON THE LOWER SURFACE AND FWD LAP JOINT BETWEEN FLAP RIBS FOUR AND FIVE ON THE LOWER SURFACE. REMOVED DAMAGES, WET INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND FILLERS IAW SRM 12-B-57-50-00-00A-664B-A FLAP LOWER SKIN CRACK SPECIAL REPAIR PROCEDURE.