Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC6200

Difficulty date
March 27, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6200
Aircraft time
42,309 hours
Part
Skin
Condition
Debonded
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
27,465 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) WHEN SB V6/0018 WAS CARRIED OUT, DISBOND WAS FOUND TO THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE INSPECTION CRITERIA (YW 65 TO YW 155) ON THE RH UPPER WING SURFACE TO CORRUGATE. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DISBOND, IT WAS DECIDED TO CARRY OUT FURTHER INSPECTION. DURING THE ADDITIONAL INSPECTION, FURTHER DISBOND WAS FOUND BETWEEN WING STATIONS YW 155 AND YW 185, AS WELL AS BETWEEN WING STATIONS YW 65 AND THE WING ROOT. THE WING HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY BOTH STC SA99-214, INSTALLATION OF WING DOUBLER FOR LIFE EXTENSION, AND STC SA09-94, INCREASING THE MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF WEIGHT TO 12,500 LB.