SDR 98ZZZX1293

Service difficulty report · Spar · Luscom 8A

Difficulty date
March 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2013B
Make and model
Luscom 8A
Aircraft serial
6440
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
0822031
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing Root
Part time
3,599 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 C/W AD 96-24-17R (AMEND NR 39-10229 EFF 1-27-97), INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER WEB OF THE RT REAR SPAR AFT FACE APPROXIMATELY 17 INCHES FROM THE WING ATTACH POINT. THE CORROSION HAD CAUSED A BULGE IN THE MATERIAL AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE THICKNESS OF THE SPAR. THE CORROSION WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES LONG AND 1.25 INCHES TALL. NO OTHER CORROSION FOUND. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL FOUND AGAINST THE SPAR.

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