Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
November 30, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Part
Keelbeam
Part number
7620202003101
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Fuselage
Part time
11,167 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) KEELBEAM LOWER CONDUIT IS A BOX SECTION EXTRUSION WHICH RUNS FROM STA 188 TO STA 255. IT IS LOCATED ON FUSELAGE TUBE IN BETWEEN TWO FUEL CELLS. SIX HYDRAULIC TUBES ARE INSTALLED INSIDE CONDUIT AND ARE SECURED IN PLACE BY RUBBER BLOCKS. MOISTURE IS INTRODUCED POSSIBLY THROUGH BLOCKS AND IS RETAINED IN THE EXTRUSION, CAUSING CORROSION, ALMOST TO POINT OF PERFORATION. LT UNCHECKED THIS WOULD RESULT IN FUEL LEAKS FROM INTEGRAL TANKS. THE INTERNAL CORROSION BUILD UP WAS SO SEVERE THAT HYDRAULIC TUBES COULD NOT BE REMOVED BY NORMAL MEANS AND WERE DESTROYED IN REMOVAL. ONCE INITIATED, CORROSION GROWTH APPEARS TO BE RAPID. RECOMMEND A PERIODIC INSPECTION OF THIS AREA WITH THE YEARLY CALENDAR INSPECTION.