Service difficulty report · Frame · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
April 8, 2019
Submitted
April 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229CK
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
229
Aircraft time
35,989 hours, 28,844 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
FRAME33
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 33
Part time
35,989 hours, 28,844 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 AN EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION REQUIRED PER FAA AD 2017-10-01, CRACKS WHERE FOUND IN THE BENDS BETWEEN THE VERTICAL FRAME AND FRAME FLANGE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF FRAME 33. BOTH CRACKS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN STRINGERS 5L AND 6L AND STRINGERS 5R AND 6R. CRACKS TO BE REPAIRED PER DASSAULT FALCON ENGINEERING WITH DOA APPROVAL.