Service difficulty report · Rib · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
June 20, 2001
Submitted
June 20, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N460QS
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1360
Part
Rib
Part number
1159WM4007415G
Part serial
DDT043
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
2,298 hours, 1,068 cycles
Component
Lt Wing · GIV
Component part number
1159W400023
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

WHILE DOING A SCHEDULE VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WING IT WAS NOTED A CRACK WAS IN RIB WEB. THE RIB IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE LAST OUTBOARD LEFT WING. CRACK IS 7 INCH LONG ALONG THE THE BOTTOM SIDE THEN TURNS UP AT BOTH ENDS FOR 1 INCH. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW RIB.