Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech 76

Difficulty date
August 15, 2012
Submitted
August 15, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6716Z
Make and model
Beech 76
Aircraft serial
ME328
Aircraft time
5,032 hours
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Elevator
Part time
5,032 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

LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATORS, DISASSEMBLED FOR REPAIR. WHEN INBD FLANGE, WAS REMOVED, EXFOLIATING CORROSION WAS FOUND ON SPAR. CORROSION IS LOCATED UNDER FLANGE ATTACH TO SPAR. THIS IS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL PARTS ARE DISASSEMBLED. THIS IS NOT A FLIGHT TIME ISSUE, BUT IS A CALENDER TIME ISSUE.

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