SDR 96ZZZX2959

Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N45ME
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500080
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lower Cap
Part time
9,941 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

UPON REMOVING A SKIN PANEL FROM RT WING AFT OF LANDING GEARWELL TO FACILITATE REPAIR OF SMALL CRACKS IN WING SKIN, DISCOVERED CORROSION ON LOWER AFT SPAR CAP FROM WING ROOT TO WS 74.5. REMOVED CORROSION FROM AFFECTED AREAS OF SPAR CAP AFTER CONTACTING CESSNA ENGINEERING FOR APPROVAL. DEPTH OF CORRODED AREAS WAS UP TO 20 PERCENT OF SPAR CAP THICKNESS FROM WS 31.00 TO WS 34.00 AND 10 PERCENT OF SPAR CAP THICKNESS FROM WS 34.00 TO WS 74.5. THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS REASON FOR CORROSION IN THIS AREA. THE SAME WING SKIN SECTION WAS REMOVED FROM LT WING AND NO CORROSION NOTED ON LT LOWER AFT SPAR CAP.

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