Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
April 22, 2024
Submitted
April 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369QS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800081
Aircraft time
13,504 hours, 8,935 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 300
Part time
13,504 hours, 8,935 cycles
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

EXFOLIATION CORROSION FOUND ON THE LH AND RH LOWER VERTICAL SPAR CAPS. ADDITIONAL TIME FOR REASSEMBLY OF THE VERT STAB REAR SPAR IAW TEXTRON FR-680-0081-12979. REMOVED FASTENERS AND BLENDED VISIBLE CORROSION FROM THE LH AND RH VERTICAL STABILIZER LOWER AFT SPAR CAPS. THE REMAINING THICKNESS OF THE BLENDED AREA IS ACCEPTABLE PER TEXTRON FR-680-0081-12979 REV "-" DATED DEC. 19 2023. REINSTALLED FASTENERS AND RESTORED PROTECTIVE FINISHES IN THE WORKED AREAS. ALL WORK DONE IAW TEXTRON FR-680-0081-12979 REV "-" DATED DEC. 19 2023, FORM 8100-9 DATED DEC. 20 2023, CESSNA 680 SRM 51-40-03, AND SPM 51-30-10. THIS IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR REPAIR. PERFORMED AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION FOR CRACKS AND REMAINING CORROSION ON BLENDED AREAS LOCATED ON THE LH AND RH LOWER VERTICAL SPAR CAPS IN RUDDER CHANNEL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CESSNA 680 NDTM (REV 9 JUN 15, 2021), PART 6_TASK 20-00-02, NO CRACKS NOR CORROSION NOTED. PERFORMED AN ULTRASONIC INSPECTION FOR REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS ON BLENDED AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 4_TASK 20-00-01, MAPPED MEASUREMENTS ON BLENDED SURFACE