Service difficulty report · Frame · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
May 16, 2017
Submitted
May 16, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N998CK
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
098
Aircraft time
25,288 hours, 20,120 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
FRAME33
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 33
Part time
25,288 hours, 20,120 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

DURING EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE BEND BETWEEN THE VERTICAL FRAME WEB AND FRAME FLANGE ON OF FRAME 33, APPROXIMATELY 20 MM BELOW STRINGER 5L, APPROXIMATELY 21 MM LONG AND OVER 1.3 MM IN DEPTH. CRACK TO BE REPAIRED.