What was found
WHILE REPAIRING A FUEL LEAK IN THE RIGHT WING MAIN FUEL TANK, FOUND CORROSION ON THE MAIN SPAR LOWER CAP FORWARD FLANGE REQUIRING MAJOR REPAIR. THIS AREA WAS IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECT CORROSION LOCATION IN RAYTHEON COMMUNIQUÉ NR 71.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 2004
- Submitted
- September 9, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N114AX
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC36
- Aircraft time
- 28,212 hours, 29,360 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- 118100021603
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 28,212 hours, 29,360 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.