Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
November 7, 2023
Submitted
November 7, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0083
Aircraft time
5,995 hours, 4,030 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
Part time
5,995 hours, 4,030 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CORROSION FOUND ON R/H TAIL STINGER, STARTED REMOVING CORROSION FROM THE TAILCONE STINGER RH FWD SKIN AND NOTED SEVERE LEVEL 2 CORROSION THAT EXTENDS THROUGH THE ENTIRE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H STRINGERS IN THE TAILCONE STINGER , REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H RUDDER FAIRING ATTACH ANGLES REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H AND R/H TAIL STINGER FWD SKINS, CESSNA 680 SRM 51-40-03, 51-40-08, 55-01-00.

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