What was found
WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS STRIPPED FOR PAINTING, SEVERE CORROSION WAS NOTED WITH HOLES THROUGH SKIN AND INTO HONEYCOMB. APPEARS TO BE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION, POSSIBLY STARTED AT MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
- Difficulty date
- May 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N129LP
- Make and model
- Beech 60
- Aircraft serial
- P322
- System (JASC)
- 5532 · Vertical Stabilizer, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 6064000028
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Lt Vert Stab
- Part time
- 866 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.