Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 15, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605818
Aircraft time
2,359 hours
Part
Skin
Part number
6120405
Condition
Damaged
Location
Vertical Stab
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

DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND 2 FASTENERS MISSING FROM THE LT SIDE OF THE DORSAL FIN ASSY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THE FRESH AIR DUCT ASSY TO BE CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. IT APPEARS THAT THE CRACKED DUCT ASSY ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO EXPAND THE DORSAL FIN AND EVENTUALLY PULL THE RIVETS FROM THE LT SIDE DORSAL FIN SKIN.

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