Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270SC
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1229
Aircraft time
10,786 hours, 4,497 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
UNK
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
10,786 hours, 4,497 cycles
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

BAGGAGE DOOR FRAME LOWER CORNERS, FORE AND AFT, HAD OUTER SKIN PEELING BACK AND CRACKING FROM NORMAL WEAR. THIS AREA IS A SKIN BUILDUP AND IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE OUTER SKIN BEING SEPARATED AND/OR CRACKED FROM IN SERVICE LOADING AND UNLOADING. STRUCTURAL DER DESIGNED REPAIR TO CUT SECTION OUT OF OUTER SKIN AT FORE AND AFT CORNERS, INSERT STAINLESS STEEL DOUBLER BETWEEN SKINS, AND FINISH WITH FLUSH PATCH OF CUTOUT AREAS.