Service difficulty report · Spar Cap · Cndair CL2151A10

Difficulty date
July 12, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL2151A10
Aircraft time
3,044 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar Cap
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Part time
21,240 cycles
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) CRACK FOUND AT REAR LOWER SPAR CAP AT WS51 AND FS434 DURING NDT REQUIRED BY AD 92-26 WHOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE EVERY 600 FLIGHT HOURS OR 2000 WATER DROPS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.THE NDT INDICATION IS OF A 1/4 INCH CRACK AND IS NOT VISIBLE. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD 820 WATER DROPS SINCE THE LAST COMPLIANCE OF THIS AD.