What was found
RIVETS HOLDING LEADING EDGE OF AIRFOIL LOOSENED UP CAUSING AIR PRESSURE TO CATCH SKIN AND PEEL IT BACK BLOCKING AIRFLOW INTO ENGINE. PILOT REPORTED 300LBS TORQUE PRESSURE LOSS.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2010
- Submitted
- March 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft time
- 14,697 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Wing
- Part time
- 15,535 hours
- 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.