Service difficulty report · Skin · Casa C212200

Difficulty date
November 29, 2025
Submitted
December 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439RA
Make and model
Casa C212200
Aircraft serial
287
Aircraft time
41,484 hours, 67,561 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 300
Part time
41,484 hours, 67,561 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

RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB TOP SKIN CRACKED JUST OTBD OF AFT ATTACH FITTING HSS 740. REMOVED TOP REAR SKIN FROM STAB ROOT TO WS 1200. ELEVATOR COVE SKIN WAS DE-RIVITED TO WS 1500 FOR ACCESS. FABRICATED NEW SKIN AND PATTER AS ORIGINAL INSTALLATION. ACID ETCHED, ALODINED, & PRIMED. INSTALLED NEW SKIN ON STABILIZER. REINSTALLED ELEVATOR COVE SKIN. AFFECTED AREAS WERE PAINTED.