What was found
WHILE INSPECTING FOR FUEL LEAKS A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 2.5 INCHES IN LENGTH WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT CANTED RIB, JUST AFT OF THE FORWARD SPAR, BELOW THE TOP SKIN. RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF THE ANGLE.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 2001
- Submitted
- March 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N926ES
- Make and model
- Cessna 425
- Aircraft serial
- 4250029
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- System (JASC)
- 5720 · Wing Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Angle
- Part number
- 511131417
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- Part time
- 10,223 hours
- 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.