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A mechanic with an inspection authorization (I/a) rating; reports about the severe corrosion he found inside the fuselage; horizontal stabilizer and vertical tail sections on a pre-1998 cessna tu-206 aircraft during a pre-buy inspection. The aircraft had just come out of an annual inspection. The extensive corrosion could cause a fuselage breakup inflight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 985416 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201112 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Inspection Authority Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Inspector 21 Maintenance Lead Technician 40 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Doing prebuy on this cessna TU206 aircraft. Opened-up wing and tail area and found severe corrosion through the horizontal stabilizer looking into the fuselage area. Corrosion like this; left unchecked; will result in a safety of flight [event].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Mechanic with an Inspection Authorization (I/A) rating; reports about the severe corrosion he found inside the fuselage; horizontal stabilizer and vertical tail sections on a pre-1998 Cessna TU-206 aircraft during a pre-buy inspection. The aircraft had just come out of an Annual Inspection. The extensive corrosion could cause a fuselage breakup inflight.
Narrative: Doing prebuy on this Cessna TU206 aircraft. Opened-up wing and tail area and found severe corrosion through the Horizontal Stabilizer looking into the fuselage area. Corrosion like this; left unchecked; will result in a safety of flight [event].
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.