SDR 99ZZZX2045

Service difficulty report · Frame · Amd FALCON50MYST

Difficulty date
April 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JGVR194F
Duncan Aviation Inc
Aircraft
N15TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON50MYST
Aircraft serial
073
Part
Frame
Part number
F50B261001110
Condition
Corroded
Location
Windshield
Part time
6,302 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

AFTER REMOVAL OF CENTER COCKPIT WINDSHIELD, PN MY20261-10-4, WHICH WAS BEING REPLACED DUE TO EDGE DELAMINATION BY CUSTOMER REQUEST (NOTE: EDGE DELAMINATION WAS WITHIN LIMITS PER MANUFACTURER'S MM), LOWER WINDSHIELD SEAL AREA OF FRAME HAD SEVERE INTERGRANULAR CORROSION CAUSING EDGE OF FRAME TO FLAKE. WHILE BLENDING OUT CORROSION, TRAILS, BLENDING PROTRUDED THROUGH FRAME AT LOWER SEAL AREA RADIUS TO UNPRESSURIZED SIDE OF FRAME. (APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG HOLE). ALSO, SEVERAL OTHER AREAS OF CORROSION BLENDED THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT TO 65 PERCENT OF MATERIAL THICKNESS. CORROSION CANNOT BE VISUALLY SEEN WITHOUT REMOVAL OF WINDSHIELD.