What was found
(CAN) CRACKED FUSELAGE FRAME AT LT AFT, FLOAT/AFT WING SPAR ATTACHMENT AREA. CRACK IS IN AREA "C" OF WIPAIRE SL REV D. AREA ALREADY REPLACED WITH THE NEWEST VERSION OF TUBING. SUGGEST DRILLING HOLE AT AREA C TO IMPROVE FLEXIBILITY.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT802A
- Aircraft time
- 1,390 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A65AG
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- SK2697
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Not Reported
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.