Service difficulty report · Longeron · Ayres STRT34

Difficulty date
July 26, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4020Q
Make and model
Ayres STRT34
Aircraft serial
T34265
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Part
Longeron
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
4,368 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BOTH UPPER LONGERON WAS CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 54 INCHES AFT OF DATUM. THE AREA IS DIFFICULT TO INSPECT AS IT IS 75 PERCENT COVERED BY THE HOPPER. THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL AREA TO FIND SUCH A DEFECT. THE AC HAS NO DAMAGE HISTORY AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. (K)