SDR 1054822

Service difficulty report · Frame · Lear 35LEAR

Difficulty date
January 10, 2006
Submitted
January 10, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4358N
Make and model
Lear 35LEAR
Aircraft serial
35065
Aircraft time
27,448 hours, 26,076 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Root
Component
Frame 20
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

FOUND CRACKS ON THE FUSELAGE SIDE OF FRAME 20 ON BOTH LT AND RT SIDE. FRAME 20 IS THE WING ATTACH POINT. ON THE LT SIDE THE LENGTH OF THE CRACK WAS 1.25 INCH IN LENGTH AND ON THE RT SIDE, 1.50 INCH.