Service difficulty report · Skin · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
February 9, 2024
Submitted
March 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N348CA
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
175
Aircraft time
28,379 hours, 32,825 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
28,379 hours, 1,730 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

WHILE INSPECTING THE AIRFRAME PER AD2022-17-06, AOT C212-53-0001 AND SB212-53-0055, A CRACK OF 0.5" WAS FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN IN THE AREA OUTLINED TO BE INSPECTED BY THE AOT. THE OEM HAS BEEN CONTACTED, THE SITUATION REPORTED, AND A REPAIR SCHEME WAS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF AN EA AND RDAS.