Service difficulty report · Skin · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 6, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605741
Aircraft time
2,963 hours
Part
Skin
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, TECH NOTICED 2 RIVETS MISSING FROM THE LT DORSAL SKIN AFT OF THE NACA SCOOP. THE LOWER FASTENER HOLE ALSO APPEARED TO HAVE A CRACK ABOUT AN INCH LONG AND MOVING TOWARDS THE SECOND FASTNER HOLE. UPON DISASSEMBLE WE ALSO FOUND CRACKS IN THE CORNERS OF BRACKET, PN 6512072-17 ON BOTH LT AND RT SIDES. WE ALSO FOUND THE DORSAL FRESH AIR DUCT HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE DORSAL FIN AND HAD ALLOWED AIR PRESSURE TO EXPAND THE DORSAL AND CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. AN SCR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO MFG UNDER SCR 590694.

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