Service difficulty report · Rivet · Gulstm 680F

Difficulty date
August 4, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 680F
Aircraft time
13,438 hours
Engine
Lyc IO720B1B
Propeller
Hartzl HCA3VK2
Part
Rivet
Part number
AN4265
Condition
Corroded
Location
Wing
Part time
13,438 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ACFT IS HANGARED. ACFT WAS NOTED TO HAVE MISSING RIVET (HEAD) AT LT WS 24-54. LWR SPAR CAP AREA. TCAC WAS CONTACTED AND WE WERE ADVISED TO REPLACE RIVETS AND INSPECT THE AREA IAW TCAC SB 208A. ULTRASONIC INSP WAS COMPLETED BETWEEN WS 24 - WS 52. AVERAGE FLANGE THICKNESS IS AS FOLLOWS: FWD FLANGE 0.130 INCH, AFT THICK FLANGE 0.387 INCH, AFT THIN FLANGE 0.160.4 INCH. ALL READINGS ARE WITHIN THE NSC/50 PERCENT RANGE IAW SB 208A. AREA WAS TREATED WITH ACF 50. A DETAILED VISUAL INSP WAS COMPLETED AND NO SIGNIFICANT CORROSION OR OTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A TOTAL OF 32 AN426-5 RIVETS WERE REPLACED (10 RIVETS IN FWD FLANGE AND 22 RIVETS IN AFT FLANGE) BETWEEN WS 28.5 TO 50.75. WE PLAN TO INSPECT THE RT WING IN THE SAME AREA AT THE NEXT SHOP VISIT. PLAN TO FOLLOW THE SB208A REINSPECTION GUIDELINES AND PERFORM CORROSION PREVENTIVE TREATMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH REPETITIVE INSPECTION.