Service difficulty report · Skin · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
November 24, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
11,321 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Skin
Condition
Torn
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
11,715 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) ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A LARGE TEAR ON THE OTBD SECTION OF THE RT AILERON. THE TEAR STEMMED FROM THE OVERLAP BETWEEN THE L/E AND T/E SKINS. MM 27-10-00, PG 202 HAS A SPECIAL NOTE TO INSPECT THIS AREA OF THE RT AILERON. UNFORTUNATLY, DESPITE REGULAR INSPECTIONS OF THIS AREA, A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE OVERLAP WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO DETECT A PENDING PROBLEM. THE AILERON IS A MAGNESIUM SKIN. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY GROUNDED, PENDING THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW AILERON.