What was found
DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOR TRAINING FLIGHT, IDENTIFIED CRACKS ON OUTER RIB CAPS ON BOTH AILERONS. CRACKS APPEAR TO BE ORIGINATING AT THE ATTACHMENT RIVETS LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE AILERONS.
- Difficulty date
- December 2, 2006
- Submitted
- December 8, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5557
- Make and model
- Sphrth CIRRUS
- Aircraft serial
- 37
- Aircraft time
- 8,255 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5751 · Ailerons
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aileron
- Part time
- 8,255 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.