Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 17, 2003
Submitted
November 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN)FLAP HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON TWO AREAS ALONG LE. RETURNED AFTER SEVERAL FLIGHTS WITH MAJOR DISBOND BETWEEN CARBON SKIN PLIES AND FOAM CORE ON LOWER SKIN AT TE EXTENDING FROM IB CLOSE OUT RIB 60' SPAN WISE AND 13' FWD IN CHORD WISE DIRECTION. SOLID LAMINATE TE SKIN HAS ALSO DELAMINATED AT TE 13-3/4' SPAN WISE FROM CLOSE OUT RIB. UPON EXAMINATION OF FLAP, CRACKING HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED AT LE IN LOCATION OF FILLET WHERE LE PROFILE MEETS FWD IB ROLLER LUG. CRACKING OF PAINT ON LE OF IB ACTUATOR LUG AT BOND LINE IS ALSO VISIBLE. HOLES IN ACTUATOR MOUNT FOR RETAINING PIN HAVE BEEN OVERSIZED AND ELONGATED. CONTINUING TO EVALUATE THE FULL EXTENT OF DAMAGE. LIKELY CAUSE OF DAMAGE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.

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