Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Univar 415C

Difficulty date
November 1, 2003
Submitted
November 1, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N99734
Make and model
Univar 415C
Aircraft time
1,487 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt & Lt Wing
Part time
1,487 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.

What was found

WHEN PERFORMING INSPECTION REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A)OF AD94-18-04 R1 FOUND SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION IN BOTH LT AND RT LOWER SPAR CAPS. CORROSION WAS LOCATED 6 INCHES FROM INBOARD END OF LOWER SPAR CAP TO 18 INCHES FROM INBOARD END. CORROSION HAS PENETRATED THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE SPAR CAPS. THE CORROSION HAS ADVANCED TO EXFOLIATION AND LIFTING OF THE SURFACE HAS OCCURRED. PITTING CORROSION HAS ALSO FOUND ON THE WING SPAR WEB IN THE AREA OF THE CORROSION ON THE SPAR CAPS. THE AIRCRAFT IS A 1946 MODEL AND IT APPEARS THAT THE SPARS ARE ORIGINAL.