Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
May 5, 2003
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
6,088 hours
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C404
Part
Skin
Part number
1211650
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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 AIRCRAFT HAS A BLACK MATERIAL BONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN INTERIOR TO PREVENT OIL CANNING.SEVERE CORROSION WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE BONDED MATERIAL AND THE SKIN. IN SOME AREAS THE CORROSION EXTENDED TO A DEPTH EQUAL TO HALF OF THE SKINS .032 THICKNESS. THE SKIN WAS REPLACED. OTHER SKIN AREAS ALSO REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE BLACK MATERIAL AND REMOVAL OF SURFACE CORROSION CARRIED OUT. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT IPC COULD NOT FIND THIS ITEM. THIS UNKNOWN BLACK MATERIAL WAS CHECKED WITH A MULTI-METER AND FOUND TO BE CONDUCTIVE SUGGESTING THAT WITH THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE ELECTROLYTIC CORROSION COULD RESULT.

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