SDR 23JAN2006

Service difficulty report · Spar · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
January 23, 2006
Submitted
January 23, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50BH
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
359
Aircraft time
10,000 hours, 4,626 cycles
Engine
Rroyce SPEY511*
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
1159WM3001412
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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

DURING MAINTENANCE, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A SCHEDULED 72 MONTH INSPECTION, 5 PATCHES OF CORROSION WERE FOUND ON THE ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE RT WING REAR SPAR (BEAM WEB) BEHIND THE RAIN CURTAINS AT FASTENER LOCATIONS EXTENDING FROM RBS 359 TO 422. THE MEASURED CORROSION DEPTH RANGE WAS FROM .002 INCH TO .029 INCH AND ONE AREA MEASURING .058 INCH.