SDR 98ZZZX3250

Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 31, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N72ST
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500072
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
5,160 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

BOTH AFT BODIES HAD A KEVLAR CRACK AND DELAMINATION AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. BOTH DEFECTS CAUSED BY A METAL BRACKET RIVETED TO COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AFT OF FWD ATTACH FLANGE. 2 RIVETS GOING DOWN THRU OUTSIDE SKIN INTO BRACKET ARE FLATTENING OUTSIDE CURVE OF AFT BODY CAUSING STRESS AND DELAMINATION.

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