Service difficulty report · Skin · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
33,481 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Skin
Part number
60033052
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fwd Fuselage
Part time
35,066 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, THE AME NOTICED A CRACK EMITING FROM BOTH THE FWD AND AFT LATCH CUT-OUT FOR THE LT SIDE ELECTRONICS BAY DOOR IN THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. THE DAMAGE LOCATED AT STA FS 177.875 AND FS 188.875, WL 75.25 JUST BELOW THE RVSM AREA. DAMAGE REPORTED TO MFG. PATCH IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO RVSM AREA. AWAITING DISPOSITION FROM MFG. ACFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A C-CHECK INSPECTION AND IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE UNTIL END OF THIS MONTH.