Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
August 18, 2010
Submitted
August 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N50BH
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
359
Aircraft time
11,234 hours, 5,321 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fs 580
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SUSPECTED CORROSION FOUND DURING INSPECTION OF THE FS 580 BULKHEAD SKIN SPLICE, AREA LONGERONS AND STRINGERS 24 L/R IN ACCORDANCE WITH CMP 539540. AFTER FURTHER NDT THE AREA WAS FOUND TO HAVE MINOR SURFACE CORROSION WHICH WAS REMOVED AND TREATED. FINDINGS WERE SUBMITTED TO ENGINEERING REF WO CS217760, AND FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE FOR RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATIONS WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.