What was found
DURING INSP, FOUND SEVERAL HOLES DRILLED IN THE FD WING CARRY-THRU SPAR. HOLES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DRILLED DURING AN INTERIOR INSTALLATION. MFG HAS DEEMED THE SPAR UNREPAIRABLE AND MUST BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- November 19, 2009
- Submitted
- December 15, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N42MJ
- Make and model
- Cessna 551
- Aircraft serial
- 5510007
- Aircraft time
- 5,040 hours, 4,163 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Spar
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.