What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION A DETAILED ULTRA-SONIC INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE WING ATTACH RING FITTINGS WERE INITIATED BY AN INTERNAL SB. A FATIGUE CRACK WAS APPRECIATED IN THE RT FWD FITTING'S VERTICAL OTBD FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2011
- Submitted
- February 15, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N900AU
- Make and model
- Lkheed P3A
- Aircraft serial
- 151391
- Aircraft time
- 17,631 hours, 15,288 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn T56A10
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Flange
- Part number
- 9017212
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 17,631 hours, 15,288 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- U
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.