Service difficulty report · Panel · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
August 16, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft time
9,141 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110T
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Panel
Part number
31018197
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
9,238 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

ACFT WAS BEING MODIFIED IAW CK-159-3 KIT "UPPER DECK NOSE GEAR RETRACTION SUPPORT STRUCTURE MODIFICATION". MULTIPLE CRACK INDICATIONS WERE NOTED EXTENDING FROM EXISTING FASTENER HOLES AND PANEL CUTOUT RADIUS LOCATIONS IN THE 310181-97 AVIONICS DECK PANEL UNDER THE FWD NOSE GEAR RETRACT SUPPORT AREA CHANNEL.