Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
April 13, 2021
Submitted
April 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
6800169
Aircraft time
11,443 hours, 7,704 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

10+ AREAS OF VERIFIED CORROSION AROUND PERIMETER OF EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. MECHANICALLY REMOVED 10 AREAS OF CORROSION ON OUTER SKIN OF E-EXIT. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASONIC THICKNESS CHECK OF THE BLENDED AREAS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. NO CRACK OR CORROSION INDICATIONS FOUND. FOUND CORROSION BLENDS TO BE BEYOND LIMITS IAW C680 SRM 51-70-02 LIMITATIONS. REPAIRED CORROSION BLENDS IAW TEXTRON FIELD REPAIR SR-680-ATA52-18636 REV-, DATED: MARCH 1, 2019 SUBJECT: STANDARD REPAIR-CORROSION, ESCAPE HATCH DOOR, SKIN. NOTE: SECTION 4.2 PARAGRAPHS 4.2.1 , 4.2.2, AND 4.2.4 OF THIS REPAIR NOT PERFORMED AS NO RIVETS WERE AFFECTED AND CONTOUR RINGS AND SEALS WERE NOT REMOVED. PARAGRAPH 4.2.3 PERFORMED UNDER THIS SQUAWK SUB-SQUAWK 5. THIS IS SUPPORTED BY FAA FORM 8100-9.

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