Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 14, 2015
Submitted
March 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7645
Aircraft time
33,692 hours, 27,840 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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

RT WING FUEL PANEL CUTOUT FOR PANEL 650FB HAS PITTING ON LOWER BONDING SURFACE. C-CHECK, RO 2/28/15. PITTING, FRETTING CORROSION, UNDER FUEL PANEL 650FB, HOLE NR 14 AT WS 274.319 WAS BLENDED MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE HATCH AREA AND ALSO IN THE CRITICAL AREAS. NDT ENSURED A CRACK FREE CONDITION. ORIGINAL THICKNESS AROUND THE HOLE VARIED FROM .185"? TO .192"?. MINIMUM REMAINING MATERIAL THICKNESS WAS .184"?. MINIMIM ALLOWABLE THICKNESS WITHOUT REPEAT INSPECTION IS .182"?. MATERIAL LOSS RANGED FROM.001"? TO .002"?. BLENDED AREAS WITHIN LIMITS. BLENDED AREA WAS ROTO PEENED. REF FOR BLENDING AND LIMITS: REO. ADDITION ENGINEERING FOR BLENDING MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF HATCH AREA AND WITHIN THE CRITICAL AREAS: REO STATES BLEND IS ACCEPTABLE AS IS, AS LONG AS MEETING ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF REO.