Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
July 27, 2017
Submitted
August 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500179
Aircraft time
8,844 hours, 4,717 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE FBO, A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE RIGHT WING WAS NOTED. A SMALL HOLE WAS SEEN UNDER THE WING, INBOARD SECTION. MAINTENANCE WAS CONTRACTED TO INSPECT THE AIRPLANE. ONCE DEFUELED AND FUEL CELL OPENED FOR INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS FOUND RESULTING IN A LEAK AT WS 56.5, APROX 1/2 INCH FORWARD OF STRINGER 18R AND OUTBOARD OF WS 54.85. APPLIED A TEMPORARY REPAIR.

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