What was found
FOLLOWING A WINDSTORM THAT BROKE THE GUSTLOCK, AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS REVEALED CRACKS ON BOTH THE INBD AND OTBD WING RIBS AT THE AILERON BRACKET RIVETS.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2009X
- Make and model
- Beech 76
- Aircraft serial
- ME66
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 10510001149
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Part time
- 1,627 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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