What was found
MULTIPLE SUBSURFACE CRACKS ALONG THE AFT, MAIN CARRY THROUGH SPAR ON THE FORWARD SURFACE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. CRACKS RANGE FROM .5 TO 3 INCHES AND COVER MOST OF THE FACE OF THE SPAR.
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2017
- Submitted
- June 1, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- B4VR470K
CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc - Aircraft
- N4139B
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40770
- Aircraft time
- 9,630 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Thru
- Part time
- 9,630 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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