Service difficulty report · Skin · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 14, 2014
Submitted
November 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7171
Aircraft time
40,716 hours, 36,238 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

WHILE PERFORMING BLENDING FOR EXTERIOR SKIN GOUGES FOR ADF ANTENNA ON MX TRANS 11509318, DISCOVERED 4 EACH LIGHTNING STRIKES AT ADF ANTENNA MOUNT HOLES. C-CHECK, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND TO BE OLD TOOLING MARKS INSTEAD OF LIGHTNING STRIKES. ALSO FOUND 1 ADDITIONAL MARK, 5 TOTAL. BLENDED 5 EA AREAS ON EXTERIOR SKIN UNDER ADF ANTENNA AREA IAW REF SRM. ORIGINAL MATERIAL THICKNESS OF BLEND AREAS IS .058" IAW SRM. NDT LOWEST READING IN 5 EA BLEND AREAS IS .050". ONLY .008" MATERIAL LOSS. RECEIVED STS EA THAT LOWEST REMAINING THICKNESS .050" IS ACCEPTABLE. FOUND THE REWORKED AREAS WITHIN LIMIT.