Service difficulty report · Spar · Gulstm 690B

Difficulty date
June 7, 2004
Submitted
June 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N20MA
Make and model
Gulstm 690B
Aircraft serial
11514
Aircraft time
5,936 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
System (JASC)
5751 · Ailerons
Part
Spar
Part number
250000375
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Aileron
Part time
5,936 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.

What was found

WHILE COMPLYING WITH SB 236. AILERON SPAR IB HINGE INSPECTION AND REINFORECMENT DATED MARCH 9, 2004 PART 1, BOTH AILERON IB SPAR WEBS AT IB HINGE AREA WERE FOUND CRACKED, THE AFT AND FORWARD END RIBS ALSO SHOWED CRACKS. WHILE COMPLYING WITH THE NEEDED REPAIRS IAW PART III, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE CENTER SPAR JUST OB OF THE CENTER HINGE UPPER ATTACH BOLT AREA. AFTER REMOVING THE CENTER SPAR WEB IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK GENERATING AT EACH BOLT HOLE. MFG WAS NOTIFIED OF OUR FINDINGS. (PROBABLE CAUSE SEEMS TO BE AGE RELATED.)