What was found
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE 36 MONTH/1000 HOUR WING BOLT INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED USING DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION METHOD. THE CRACK WENT FROM WING BOLT HOLE, THROUGH THE RADIUS UP TO THE FITTING (FLAT AREA).
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2004
- Submitted
- March 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14CF
- Make and model
- Beech A100
- Aircraft serial
- B209
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- System (JASC)
- 5740 · Wing, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 501200734
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Spar
- Part time
- 12,665 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- D
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.