SDR 96ZZZX2442

Service difficulty report · Panel · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
March 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165G
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
414
Part
Panel
Part number
1159W307101
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Left Winglet
Part time
4,427 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 AN INSPECTION, A SMALL AREA OF DISBOND WAS NOTICED ON THE TRAILING EDGE PANEL OF THE LT WINGLET. WHEN A HOLE WAS CUT IN THE SKIN TO INITIATE A REPAIR, WATER SPILLED OUT. A SUBSEQUENT X-RAY SHOWED SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION ABOVE THE DELAMINATION. IT IS NOT READILY APPARENT WHERE OR HOW THE WATER WAS ABLE TO ENTER. THE PANEL WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.