Service difficulty report · Fairing · Casa C212CC

Difficulty date
April 24, 2024
Submitted
June 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352CA
Make and model
Casa C212CC
Aircraft serial
190
Aircraft time
34,162 hours, 45,848 cycles
Part
Fairing
Part number
212111661
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Flap Hinge
Part time
34,162 hours, 45,848 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

OB FLAP, IB HINGE FWD FAIRING BECAME LOOSE AND CHAFED INTO THE BOTTOM SKIN OF THE RH WING, JUST FORWARD OF THE HINGE. THE DAMAGE SPECIFICATIONS WERE SENT TO AIRBUS ENGINEERING AND THEY PRODUCED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ON ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (EA) NUMBER 24E3EA-00155, ACCOMPANIED BY REPAIR AND ENGINEERING SOLUTION APPROVAL FORM (RESAF) NUMBER AND ISSUE: RESAF-C212-57-240009-100. THE WING BOTTOM SKIN WAS REPAIRED THE AIRBUS EA INSTRUCTIONS AND THE PLANE APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.