Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
January 10, 2002
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 441
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Skin
Part number
58250057
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE LT INBOARD FLAP WAS DISCOVERED PARTIALLY SEPARATED ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE WHERE A NON CONFORMANT REPAIR (AS INDICATED IN THE APPLICABLE MANUAL) WAS CARRIED OUT. THIS REPAIR SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT ANY DOCUMENTATION.THE RT INBOARD FLAP IS STARTING TO DELAMINATE. IT HAS NO TRACES OF WORK CARRIED OUT ON THE FLAP SURFACE. THE DELAMINATED SURFACE IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE LT FLAP.

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