What was found
DURING REMOVAL OF ENGINE, A CRACK WAS FOUND STARTING FROM THE RELIEF HOLE ON PANEL FORWARD .50 INCH AND .3750 INCH. REPAIR PANEL WITH A PATCH. IT APPEARS THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE RELIEF HOLE AND THE 369D23007-5 ANGLE WERE TOO TIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5074R
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft serial
- 1151D
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Part number
- 369H30109
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Airframe
- Part time
- 7,686 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.