What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED WING STRUCTURE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED BY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION IN THE LEFT LOWER FORWARD INBOARD WING BOLT ATTACH FITTING. REPLACED THE FITTING. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 2017
- Submitted
- June 1, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N249CP
- Make and model
- Beech C90
- Aircraft serial
- LJ841
- Aircraft time
- 8,450 hours, 7,288 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A135A
- Engine time
- 3,471 hours, 2,167 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 5740 · Wing, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 501200737
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing
- Part time
- 8,450 hours, 7,288 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.