Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 207

Difficulty date
December 29, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 207
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Skin
Condition
Loose
Location
Elevator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(AUS) LT ELEVATOR RIVETS FAILED ALLOWING LOWER ELEVATOR SKIN TO BECOME LOOSE AT THE IB TRAILING EDGE. INVESTIGATION FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE RIVETS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE. THE RIVETS WERE .0937 INCH POP RIVETS. INSPECTION OF THE RT ELEVATOR FOUND THE SAME PROBLEMS. SUSPECT SKIN HAD BEEN REPLACED SOME YEARS AGO.

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