SDR 99ZZZX2447

Service difficulty report · Spar · Beech E55

Difficulty date
June 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1619W
Make and model
Beech E55
Aircraft serial
TE869
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
951100224
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
4,137 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

FOUND AFT UPPER SPAR CAP ON RIGHT WING TO BE EXFOLIATED AND CORRODED AT WS 70.340. AFFECTED AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES IN LENGTH. OUTBOARD END OF CORRODED AREA SEVERELY BLISTERED AND DISINTEGRATED THROUGH ENTIRE THICKNESS OF SPAR CAP EXTRUSION.

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