Service difficulty report · Skin · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
October 19, 2001
Submitted
December 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N771BA
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11429
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Skin
Part number
31041725
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
7,563 hours
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

UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN CRACKED AT COMM ANTENNA MOUNTING BASE LOCATED AT STATION 210, FIVE INCHES LEFT OF AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE. ANTENNA INSTALLATION WAS ORIGINAL FROM AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE. CRACK ATTRIBUTED TO INSUFFICIENT METAL THICKNESS TO BOTH OUTER SKIN OF .025 AND MOUNTING DOUBLER OF .032.