Service difficulty report · Wing · Cvac 34031

Difficulty date
January 18, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581P
Make and model
Cvac 34031
Aircraft serial
29
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Part
Wing
Condition
Gouged
Location
Ws45 Lwr Rt Wing
Stage of operation
NR
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

A BAGGAGE CART DISCONNECTED FROM ITS TOW VEHICLE AND IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA OF THE LOWER LT WING LEAVING GOUGES AT WING STATIONS 51.5 AND 52.5 RANGING FROM .078 TO .380 WIDE AND .016 TO .038 DEEP. THE DAMAGE WAS ACCESSED. THE DAMAGED AREA DOES NOT EXCEED THE CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN THE SRM BASED ON EDDY CURRENT INFORMATION WHICH DETERMINED THE EXACT DEPTH OF THE GOUGES. THE AREA WAS BLENDED AND A SRM REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)