Service difficulty report · Frame · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
May 10, 2020
Submitted
May 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440RA
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
174
Aircraft time
39,229 hours, 55,240 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Buckled
Location
Fuselage
Part time
39,229 hours, 55,240 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

UPON SCHEDULED INSPECTION FOUND FRAME 14F SLIGHTLY BUCKLED. TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE BUCKLE, AND FABRICATE A DOUBLER OF ONE GAUGE THICKER THAN ORIGINAL MATERIAL, 4.25" BY 10" IN SIZE. THE DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED USING AN470AD4 RIVETS. A FAA FORM 337 WAS FILED.