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Wingtip replaced on C-550 citation ii but other wing discrepancies were not corrected prior to flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 281116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3g8 |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation II S2/Bravo |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 281116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I installed a wingtip assembly on a cessna citation ii at 3g8 to be flown to N22 for necessary repairs. There was a dent in the leading edge/de-icer boot about 6 inches in from the tip, also a slight wrinkle in the outboard rib about 8 inches forward of the trailing edge. I had made an entry on the discrepancy sign off area of the aircraft trip report, that a svcable wingtip assembly had been installed. I made no attempt to straighten the rip as that could possibly cause fuel leaks. Nor did I attempt any repair of the leading edge dent as the cessna structural repair manual did not specifically outline repairs to this area of the wing. I had discussed the damage with my supervisor via phone. My assessment of the damage was that it would not affect the flight characteristics of the airplane as all damage was outboard of all flight control surfaces. The crew flew the airplane to N22 without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WINGTIP REPLACED ON C-550 CITATION II BUT OTHER WING DISCREPANCIES WERE NOT CORRECTED PRIOR TO FLT.
Narrative: I INSTALLED A WINGTIP ASSEMBLY ON A CESSNA CITATION II AT 3G8 TO BE FLOWN TO N22 FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS. THERE WAS A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE/DE-ICER BOOT ABOUT 6 INCHES IN FROM THE TIP, ALSO A SLIGHT WRINKLE IN THE OUTBOARD RIB ABOUT 8 INCHES FORWARD OF THE TRAILING EDGE. I HAD MADE AN ENTRY ON THE DISCREPANCY SIGN OFF AREA OF THE ACFT TRIP RPT, THAT A SVCABLE WINGTIP ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN INSTALLED. I MADE NO ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN THE RIP AS THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FUEL LEAKS. NOR DID I ATTEMPT ANY REPAIR OF THE LEADING EDGE DENT AS THE CESSNA STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL DID NOT SPECIFICALLY OUTLINE REPAIRS TO THIS AREA OF THE WING. I HAD DISCUSSED THE DAMAGE WITH MY SUPVR VIA PHONE. MY ASSESSMENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS THAT IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE AS ALL DAMAGE WAS OUTBOARD OF ALL FLT CTL SURFACES. THE CREW FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO N22 WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.