What was found
(THE MFG HAS ADDED 4 FT TO THE WING FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED ADDED STRESS ON THE OTBD WING RIBS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LT & RT WINGS HAD CRACKED WING RIBS AT THE SAME LOCATION. S2RT34
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2014
- Submitted
- March 12, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
- Aircraft time
- 818 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A34AG
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Part number
- 00241T004L
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wings
- Part time
- 647 hours
- 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.