Service difficulty report · Spar · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
May 16, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
13,442 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
13,857 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING THE INSPECTION REQUIRED BY SID 57-10-02 ON WING STATION 9 OF THE LOWER FORWARD SPAR. CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THIS AREA ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE FORWARD SPAR, REMOVAL OF THE FORWARD PRESSURE PLATE REVEALED THE CORROSION EXTENDED FROM LT WING STATION 15 TO RT WING STATION 29 AND A APPROXIMANTLY .5 INCHES CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE VERTICAL LEG OF THE FORWARD ALUMINUM ANGLE AT WING ST. 0. THE SPAR STRUCTURE IN THIS AREA CONSISTS OF THE SPAR CAP FOLLOWED BY A FORWARD AND AFT ALUMINUM ANGLE, TWO TITANIUM STRAPS AND A 4130 ANGLE. THE CORROSION WAS LIMITED TO THE FORWARD ALUMINUM ANGLE. NO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE FORWARD SPAR.