Service difficulty report · Skin · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
June 9, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
6,000 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

DURING 6000 HOUR INSPECTION CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE UPPER SKIN OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ON THE CENTER-LINE AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE. CRACK IS 85MM LONG. DELAMINATIONS WERE ALSO FOUND ALONG THE CENTER-LINE FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE CRACK.

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