What was found
(CAN) BELLY SKIN CRACKING AT VARIOUS (MULTIPLE POINTS) RIVETS LOOSENING ON INSPECTION COVER SKIN LAP RIVETS LOOSENING. SUSPECTED FROM TURBULENCE CREATED BY PROP INSTALLATION. REPAIRED BY PATCH AND REPLACEMENT OF RIVETS.
- Difficulty date
- November 16, 2004
- Submitted
- March 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Found FBA2C
- Aircraft time
- 119 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540L1A5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YR
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.