Service difficulty report · Spar · Gulstm 112

Difficulty date
April 8, 2015
Submitted
April 8, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N238DD
Make and model
Gulstm 112
Aircraft serial
244
Aircraft time
3,500 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
420021
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

FOUND BACKSIDE OF LT WING SPAR CORRODED TO 20 PERCENT LOSS OF MATERIAL NEAR FS 70. CORROSION ALSO FOUND ON RT WING IN SAME LOCATION. CORROSION WAS BETWEEN LOWER SPAR CAP AND SPAR WEB. THE CORRODED AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 48" INBD OF THE AILERON BELLCRANK INSPECTION HOLE. LOWER AFT WING SKIN HAD TO BE UNRIVETED TO ALLOW ULTRASONIC TESTING.