Service difficulty report · Skin · Dhav DHC6

Difficulty date
February 11, 2008
Submitted
February 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC6
Aircraft serial
573
Aircraft time
20,206 hours, 44,600 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Skin
Part number
C6W1024
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
Part time
20,206 hours, 44,600 cycles
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

CPCP INSPECTION, LT WING CORRUGATION AT WS 65 TO 125 CORRODED. REPAIRED CORRUGATION BETWEEN WS 65 AND 125 IAW SRM 57-30-00 FIG 4 AND RD6-57-077. EMERGENCY MEASURES EXECUTED? NO. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED? YES.