Service difficulty report · Skin · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
September 19, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
19,580 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Skin
Part number
600330529
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Part time
21,159 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) DURING A SCHEDULED IN-HOUSE TASK FOR SCRATCH AND DENT SURVEY OF THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE, NOTICED A CRACK EMITING FROM THE AFT LATCH CUT-OUT FOR THE LT ELECTRONICS BAY DOOR IN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. THE DAMAGE LOCATED AT BS 189, WL 75.25. JUST BELOW THE RVSM AREA. DAMAGE REPORTED TO MFG. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW A TEMPORARY DISPOSITION FROM MFG IAW REO601R-53-11-2189. THE SUBJECT CONDITION IS ACCEPTABLE "AS IS" FOR 5000 FLIGHT HOURS.