What was found
RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE FITTING HAD A SMALL CRACK ON INSIDE OF REAR EAR. CRACK WAS FOUND BY DYE CHECK OF FITTING WHILE DOING A LANDING GEAR CHANGE. RECOMMEND DYE CHECK OF FITTING ANY TIME GEAR IS REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1043T
- Make and model
- Skrsky S61A
- Aircraft serial
- 61083
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- S61806316114
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Aft Fuselage
- Part time
- 23,158 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.