Service difficulty report · Panel · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
June 28, 2002
Submitted
July 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N347K
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
46
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
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

PERFORMING FASTENER LEAKAGE REPAIR ON THE RIGHT WING LOWER REMOVABLE PLANK AND DISCOVERED AND INCORRECT FASTENER LOCATED IN THE FORWARD/INBOARD CORNER OF THE PLANK. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FASTENER, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE FASTENER TO BE INCORRECT IN LENGTH AND DIAMETER. FASTENER HOLE AND COUNTERSINK WERE CLEANED AND INSPECTED. DISCOVERED THE FASTENER HOLE HAD BEEN ENLARGED AND TAPPED. NUT PLATE INSIDE THE WING TANK WAS BROKEN AND MISSING. PERFORMED PLANK REMOVAL AND REPAIR ON THE PLANK, RIB, AND NUT PLATE. CUSTOMER HAD CONCERNS OF THE CONDITION OF THE LEFT WING LOWER REMOVABLE PLANK. HOLE WAS ENLARGED, THE PLANK TAPPED, AND THE NUT PLATE INSIDE THE TANK WAS DAMAGED AND MISSING. PERFORMED REPAIR.