Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Doug C118A

Difficulty date
February 24, 2014
Submitted
February 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351CE
Make and model
Doug C118A
Aircraft serial
44599
Aircraft time
36,900 hours
Engine
Pwa R2800CB3
Propeller
Hamstd 43E60
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
36,900 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND IN EMMONAK A FUEL LEAK WAS NOTED UNDER NR 2 NACELLE. THE WING SKIN HAD CRACKED AT APPROXIMATELY WS 176L, INSIDE THE NR 2 NACELLE. THE CRACK STARTS AT THE FRONT SPAR & GOES IN A STRAIGHT LINE AFT PAST STRINGER 19.

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