SDR 98ZZZX2115

Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 95

Difficulty date
May 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N21JC
Make and model
Beech 95
Aircraft serial
TD224
Part
Skin
Part number
9598000190
Condition
Chafed
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
6,500 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 PREPARATIONS, FOUND BEHIND BOTH ENGINES THAT LOWER AFT NACELLES WERE CHAFING THROUGH WING SKIN JUST AFT OF FRONT SPAR FLANGE AND LEFT UNTREATED WOULD CHAFE INTO SPAR FLANGE. AIRCRAFT HAS 6,500 HOURS TTAF. NO LORD MOUNT DAMAGE, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH AN ANTI-CHAFING STRIP.

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