Service difficulty report · Skin · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
April 20, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft time
11,330 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Skin
Part number
2411001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
11,998 hours, 11,250 cycles
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 LOWER FORWARD SKIN SRM REF 53-28-00, FIG 4, ITEM 2, WAS FOUND WITH A 3 INCH LONG CRACK UNDER A FACTORY INSTALLED ADF ANTENNA THAT WAS REMOVED DURING AN AVIONICS UPGRADE. THERE IS NO SCHEDULED REQUIREMENT TO INSPECT UNDER THE ANTENNA, ALTHOUGH LEARJET IS APPARENTLY PLANNING TO AMEND THE INSPECTION SCHEDULE TO REQUIRE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION UNDER SUCH ANTENNA. THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL DOUBLER IAW THE LEARJET STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL (SRM) AND SPECIFIC GUIDANCE INSTRUCTIONS FROM LEARJET ENGINEERING. THE ANTENNA HAD AT SOME TIME PREVIOUSLY BEEN INCORRECTLY SHIMMED TO THE FUSELAGE PROFILE. A SECOND ADF ANTENNA FURTHER AFT ON THE BELLY WAS REMOVED AND THE SKIN INSPECTED WITH NO D

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