SDR RU3A0412

Service difficulty report · Skin · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
August 31, 2004
Submitted
September 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
057
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
647 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 INSPECTION, LEFT DELTA FIN WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT ON THE LOWER SKIN. REMOVED FIN AND FOUND CRACK IN LOWER FIN ATTACHMENT, ADJACENT TO THE SCREW HOLES, UNDER FIN TO FUSELAGE ATTACH ANGLE. CRACK WAS THIRTEEN INCHES LONG. LOWER SKIN WAS ALSO DELAMINATED. THE INBOARD RIB HAD A CRACK SIX INCHES LONG JUST AFT OF THE LEADING EDGE. (M)