Service difficulty report · Spar · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
November 6, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Spar
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Fuselage
Part time
5,972 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) DURING THE 6000 HOUR INSP DELAMINATIONS AND CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED ON THE SPAR BRIDGE. THE DELAMINATIONS AND CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RT SIDE ON THE AFT UPPER CORNER AT THE FILLET FROM BRIDGE TO SKIN INSIDE OF THE FUESLAGE AS VIEWED FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. A SERIES OF INTERCONNECTED CRACKS THAT APPREAR TO BE IN THE RESIN ONLY. OVERALL LENGTH IS APPROX 40 MM, VARYING IN DEPTH FROM SURFACE CRACKS TO APPROX 3 MMM DEEP. THE LT SIDE HAD DELAMINATIONS AND CRACKS ON THE UPPER AFT CORNER AT THE FILLET FROM BRIDGE TO SKIN INSIDE OF THE FUSEALGE (THE OPPOSITE TO THE RT SIDE). LENGTH WAS 6-8MM AND DEPTH 5MM.

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