Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 15, 2004
Submitted
April 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N355TW
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB521
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
101120017119
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
7,458 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOTED LOOSE/DAMAGED RIVETS ATTACHING LT WING CENTER SECTION UPPER LEADING EDGE SKIN PANEL. UPON REMOVAL FOR SKIN PANEL REPLACEMENT, NOTED PANEL ATTACHED IN SEVERAL PLACES WITH MS20426AD TYPE RIVETS WHERE NAS1097 RIVETS ATTACHED ORIGINALLY. SKIN RIVET ATTACH HOLES WORN/ELONGATED. ALSO NOTED MINOR CRACKING IN WS 46.50, WS 56.00, WS 65.50, AND WS 75.50 WEBS IN UPPER FLANGES AT INTERSECTION WITH PN 101120017115 UPPER STRINGER. SUSPECT CAUSED BY COMBINATION OF NORMAL FATIGUE STRESS IN PROP BLAST AREA COMBINED WITH WORN/OVER COUNTERSUNK ATTACH FASTENER HOLES. PROP OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION MAY AGGRAVATE SITUATION.