SDR 98ZZZX216

Service difficulty report · Wing Plank · Gulstm G159

Difficulty date
December 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2FOR
Make and model
Gulstm G159
Part
Wing Plank
Condition
Corroded
Location
Inbd Lower
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

GULFSTREAM CUSTOMER BULLETIN NR CB 337 REQUIRES X-RAY INSPECTION OF INBOARD LOWER PLANK SPLICES AND ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF THE ADJACENT RISERS. SUBSEQUENT DISASSEMBLY FOR REPAIRS REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION IN SPLICES AND RISERS NOT DETECTABLE BY THE SPECIFIED TECHNIQUES.