What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, (2) SMALL CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON RIB 3 UPPER FLANGE, LT WING. THIS IS THE SECOND RECENT OCCURRENCE.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2010
- Submitted
- July 22, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N438BA
- Make and model
- Let L23SUPERBLAN
- Aircraft serial
- 029016
- Aircraft time
- 1,842 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 1,842 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.