Service difficulty report · Skin Splice · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
April 10, 2023
Submitted
April 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170LS
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
029
Aircraft time
11,830 hours, 11,709 cycles
Part
Skin Splice
Part number
4557100022
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
11,830 hours, 11,709 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

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, UPON REMOVAL OF LOWER FORWARD WING ACCESS PANEL, DISCOVERED LOWER FORWARD WING SPLICE CORRODED AT F.S 384, B.L. 10L-10R BEYOND ALLOWABLE LIMITATIONS PER THE LEARJET 45 STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.