What was found
FOUND CORROSION UNDER NUMBER ONE BATTERY GROUNDING LUG. THE FRAME THE LUG IS BOLTED TO REQUIRES REPAIR, PER PILATUS ENGINEERING PROVIDED REPAIR PROCEDURE.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2020
- Submitted
- October 13, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N649P
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1245
- Aircraft serial
- 649
- Aircraft time
- 7,426 hours, 7,705 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc PT6A67P
- Engine time
- 512 hours, 515 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 5532612042
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frame 38
- Part time
- 7,426 hours, 7,705 cycles
- 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.