Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
May 31, 2002
Submitted
June 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414CL
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0011
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Bracket
Condition
Corroded
Location
Spar Attach
Part time
5,834 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

UPON REMOVAL OF WING TO STUB WING ATTACHMENT PANELS FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. A SEVERELY CORRODED UPPER REAR SPAR ATTACH BRACKET WAS FOUND. THIS FITTING HAS SEVERE INTER GRANULAR CORROSION. THE AIRCRAFT IS BASED OUT OF TEXAS AND HAS SPENT LOTS OF TIME ON THE RAMP.

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