What was found
(CAN) FAIRCHILD RECENTLY REVISED ITS AIRFRAME INSPECTION MANUAL TO INCLUDE A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE WING CENTER SPAR INNER WEB. INSPECTION FOUND CRACKING ON THREE DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT. PART TC: 39,582. ACFT TT: 25,974 HOURS.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA226TC
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33110UA
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar Web
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Wing Center
- Part time
- 26,289 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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