SDR 96ZZZX4746

Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
March 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N18388
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC2081
Part
Skin
Part number
966100055
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt/Lt Elevator
Part time
2,900 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

DURING ANNUAL ISNEPCTION, FOUND ELEVATOR SKIN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT CRACKED AND CORRODED. REPLACED SKINS WITH NEW, PAINTED AND BALANCED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CLOSER ATTENTION DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. BELIEVE THIS OCCURRED LONG BEFORE THIS INSPECTION. OLDER ACFT WITH MAGNESIUM SKINS ARE CANDIDATES FOR CORROSION.

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