Service difficulty report · Floor Panel · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 3, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Floor Panel
Condition
Cracked
Part time
47,290 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) THIS AREA IS COVERED BY RECURRENT INSPECTIONS BUT WE DECIDED TO SUBMIT AN SDR SINCE THEY ARE SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT TO DETECT. A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE PRESSURE FLOOR DURING INSPECTION. THE PRESSURE FLOOR IS A KNOWN AREA FOR CRACKS, HOWEVER THIS CRACK WOULD NOT BE EASILY DETECTED WHILE CARRY OUT THE UPPER SURFACE INSPECTION IAW TASK 000-53-160-513 AS THE CRACK IS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ABOVE FLOOR STRUCTURE AND WAS COVERED WITH FILLET SEAL OF SEALANT. CARRYING OUT TASK 000-53-160-514 BELOW THE PRESSURE FLOOR INSPECTION, THIS CRACK WOULD ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO SEE AS IT`S ALONG THE EDGE OF THE STRUCTURE AND NEXT TO A BRACKET. ONCE THIS BRACKET WAS REMOVED IT WAS CLEARLY VISIBLE. THE CRACK RUNS FWD & AFT DIRECTLY NECT TO OTHER STRUCTURE AND IT IS LOCATED FROM FS 498 THRU FS 501 AT LBL 36.