SDR 96ZZZX1157

Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
February 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26621
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500593
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Ws 49
Part time
5,077 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.

What was found

AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS STRIPPED FOR PAINT JOB, SKIN CRACK FOUND ON UPPER RIGHT WING SURFACE AT WS 49.0, CRACK MEASURED 3 INCHES 'DIAGONALLY' PASSING THROUGH RIVETS THAT ATTACH FLAP BELLCRANK SUPPORT. ONE-THIRD OF HEAD OF MIDDLE RIVETS SHEARED. CESSNA ENGINEERING SUGGESTS THAT FAILURE IS RESULT OF LOWERING FLAPS AT TOO GREAT AN AIRSPEED.

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