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SDR 98ZZZX2557

Service difficulty report · Mount · Gulstm 500S

Difficulty date: June 2, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N900RA
Make and model: Gulstm 500S
Aircraft serial: 3070
System (JASC): 5744 · Wing, Control Surface Attach Fittings
Part: Mount
Condition: Cracked
Location: Rt Flap Inbd
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

CRACK IN AIRFRAME ACROSS AREA WHERE FLAP HINGE BRACKET BOLTS ON. FOUND ON RT WING, OUTBOARD FLAP SEGMENT, INBOARD MOUNT. CRACK VISABLE WITH NAKED EYE. CRACK 1.25 INCHES LONG, BOTH DOUBLER AND SKIN. TOTAL TIME AIRFRAME: APPROXIMATELY 6,805.4 HOURS.