Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
March 5, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft time
17,757 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
C6W101427
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
17,756 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) SEVERAL CORRODED RIVET HEADS FOUND ON THE LOWER SURFACE OF WING. THE AREA OF CONCENTRATION IS THE GAS PATHS FROM THE EXHAUST STACKS. REPAIRS TO CORRODED RIVETS WAS INITIATED AND REVEALED CORROSION UNDER THE RIVET HEADS EXISTED TO A DEPTH OF 0.011. REPAIRS CARRIED OUT I.A.W. VIKING REO6-57-30-V025 (YW 85-97.25). I.C.A.`S PENDING D.T.A. BY VIKING. (TC NR 20070307008)