Service difficulty report · Structure · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 16, 2018
Submitted
March 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308QS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800116
Aircraft time
9,797 hours, 6,599 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Corroded
Location
Emergency Exit
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

CORRODED AREAS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR ALONG THE CONTOUR RINGS. BLENDED THE CORROSION. PERFORMED EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION FOR CRACKS, NO CRACKING INDICATIONS FOUND. PERFORMED ULTRASONIC THICKNESS INSPECTION. REPLACED TWO BLIND RIVETS NEAR THE OUTER HANDLE, CLEANED, ETCHED, ALODINED AND PRIMED BARE METAL AREAS IAW ENGINEERING REPAIR MEMO.