Service difficulty report · Skin · Casa C212DF

Difficulty date
January 22, 2026
Submitted
January 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405CP
Make and model
Casa C212DF
Aircraft serial
405
Aircraft time
15,798 hours, 50,646 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
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

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN ANCHORAGE, AK (ANC), MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT (2EA.) FASTENERS COMMON TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LOWER SKIN & SPAR CHORD HAVE CRACKED OUT. THE CRACKS MEASURE .204” AND .242” LONG, RESPECTIVELY, AND THEY EMANATE IN THE OUTBOARD DIRECTION FROM THE FASTENER HEADS.