Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Skin
Part number
262500011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Te Flap
Part time
9,548 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) ON A ROUTINE PHASE ISNPECTION, A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND COMING FROM THE RT FLAP INBD HANGER ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. WHEN HANGER WAS REMOVED IT REVEALED THE CRACK TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3" WITH 90 PERCENT HIDDEN UNDER HANGER BRACKET. WHEN SKIN WAS REMOVED TO REPLACE IT, THERE WAS ALSO 2 SMALL CRACKS APPROXIMATELY .1250" LONG ON THE REAR FLAP SPAR LOWER FLANGE EACH PROTRUDING FROM A RIVET. THE 2 RIVETS WERE SIDE BY SIDE. BOTH SKIN AND SPAR ARE BEING REPLACED WITH NEW.

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