Service difficulty report · Skin · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
November 6, 2014
Submitted
November 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
50
Aircraft time
34,407 hours, 30,172 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
0000000
Part serial
000000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
34,407 hours, 30,172 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED PRESSURIZATION DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN. INVESTIGATED REPORT & DISCOVERED CORROSION & CRACK IN THE RT AFT LOWER SKIN UNDERNEATH THE AFT WING TO BODY FAIRING. ACFT REPAIRED IAW WITH ENGINEERING REPAIR SCHEME BY REMOVING DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN FROM FRAME 30 - 33 & BETWEEN STRINGER 21 RT & 22 RT. INSTALLED NEW SKIN & DOUBLER IAW ENGINEERING. NO FURTHER ACTION, CLOSED.