What was found
ON PREFLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED A SOFT SPOT ON THE NOSE DIRECTLY UNDER THE AIR VENT & SOME CRACKS IN THE PAINT. THE ACFT WAS GNDED & THE MECHANIC CALLED. REMOVED THE PAINT IN THE VISIBLE AREAS WHERE THE PAINT WAS CRACKING & FOUND THE CRACK TO BE THROUGH THE PAINT & INTO THE COMPOSITE. THE MECHANIC CONTINUED STRIPPING PAINT AROUND ALL NOTICEABLE CRACKS IN THE PAINT & DISCOVERED A TOTAL OF 6 CRACKS IN THE COMPOSITE WITH THE LONGEST CRACK BEING APPROX 2.5 INCHES. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE A RESULT OF THE SOFT SPOT AS THEY WERE ALL ON THE EDGES WHERE THE SOFT SPOT ENDS & THE RIGIDNESS BEGINS.