Service difficulty report · Spar · Univar 415C

Difficulty date
April 1, 2020
Submitted
April 2, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N87277
Make and model
Univar 415C
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
2,876 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
28756
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
Part time
2,876 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

VISUALLY INSPECTED MAIN SPAR CENTER SECTION PER AD 2002-26-02 AND UNIVAIR SERVICE BULLETIN #31. - FOUND LIGHT SURFACE CORROSION ALONG CENTER SECTION SPAR WEBBING AND LOWER SPAR CAP. - FOUND THREE SHEARED RIVET HEADS IN THIS AREA THAT JOIN THE SPAR WEBBING AND LOWER SPAR CAP AT THE LOWEST MOST CENTER PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. - ORDERED NDT PERSONNEL TO INSPECT ENTIRE SPAR USING THE ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD IAW UNIVAIR SERVICE BULLETIN #32. - NDT PERSONNEL FOUND TWO ADDITIONAL FAILED RIVETS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE THREE SHEARED ONES. - THE AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT ADDITIONAL RIVETS WERE REPLACED IN THIS AREA IN YEAR 2012 AND THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED TODAY BY THE GOLD ANODIZED FINISH. THE BROKEN RIVETS FOUND NOW (2020) APPEAR TO BE ORIGINAL FASTENERS COVERED IN YELLOW/GREEN ZINC CHROMATE PRIMER.