Service difficulty report · Skin · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
September 27, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Engine
Garrtt TPE33111U
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wins
Part time
28,657 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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) PERIMETER WAS INFORMED FROM ANOTHER OPERATOR OF THE SAME AIRCRAFT OF POTENTIAL WING SKIN CRACKS EMINATING FROM THE LT AND RT BATTERY VENT SCOOPS INSTALLED IN THE LOWER WING SKIN BETWEEN THE NACELLE AND FUSELAGE. INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED NO CRACKS BUT WITH THE USE OF EDDY CURRENT THE CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED AND FOUND PROGRESSING FROM 3 OF THE 4 CORNERS OF THE BATTERY VENT SCOOP AT THE WING SKIN. THE 4 AC OF THIS TYPE INSPECTED, 3 HAD CRACKS FOUND ON THE LOWER WING BATTERY VENT SCOOPS. THEY WERE INSPECTED AND ALL FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION METHOD. REPAIR DESIGN CERTIFICATE RDC C-RA06-235/D HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS DEFECT. (TC NR 20060927003)