Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 2, 2019
Submitted
December 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605333
Aircraft time
5,322 hours, 4,300 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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

CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON NINE WING FUEL ACCESS PANEL DOUBLERS. THE CORRODED LOCATIONS WERE BLENDED OUT AND THE REMAINING THICKNESSES WERE MEASURED USING ULTRASOUND. BLEND MINIMUM REMAINING THICKNESSES. FIGURE 1 IS A SKETCH OF THE DAMAGE LOCATIONS. FIGURES 2 THROUGH 10 CONTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGE WITH NDT GRIDS OF POST-BLEND REMAINING THICKNESS MEASUREMENTS. THE DAMAGE TO THE WING FUEL ACCESS PANEL DOUBLERS IS TO BE REPAIRED BY TRIMMING (511BB), BLENDING TO REMOVE CORROSION, AND RESTORING PROTECTIVE SURFACE FINISHES. REPAIR DOUBLERS WILL BE INSTALLED, WHERE NECESSARY.

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