Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC2MKI

Difficulty date
January 10, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MKI
Aircraft time
15,966 hours
Engine
Pwa R985AN14B
Part
Tube
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULED 100 HR INSPECTION, THE FORWARD LT DIAGONAL TUBE OF THE FWD TUBULAR STRUCTURE WAS FOUND CRACKED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. THE DAMAGED TUBE WAS CUT OUT AND THE STRUCTURE WAS REPAIRED TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT. THE REPAIRED AREA WAS PREPPED, PRIMED, PAINTED, AND INTERNALLY TREATED.