SDR 97ZZZX1584

Service difficulty report · Spar · Gulstm AA5

Difficulty date
March 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5507L
Make and model
Gulstm AA5
Aircraft serial
AA50627
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing Root
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

AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DISASSEMBLED FOR PAINTING. UPON REMOVAL OF LEFT WING ROOT, AN AREA OF INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE INBOARD SPAR. EXFOLIATION HAD PENETRATED TO A DEPTH OF .0625 INCH OVER AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES BY 1.50 INCHES. THIS PORTION OF SPAR IS TOTALLY INACCESSIBLE UNLESS WING AND WING ROOT ARE REMOVED. SUSPECT MOISTURE IS TRAPPED BETWEEN SPAR AND INSIDE SURFACE OF WING ROOT.