# SDR GSPA201502193620

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 9, 2015
- Submitted: February 19, 2015
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N49WC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49WC), registered now
- Make and model: Raythn B300RAYTHEON
- Aircraft serial: FL144
- Aircraft time: 9,206 hours, 7,041 cycles
- System (JASC): [5711 · Wing Spar](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5711)
- Part: Spar
- Part number: 10111007227LH
- Part serial: FL144
- Condition: Bent
- Location: Lt Wing
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: E
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GSPA201502193620

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SEVERE TURBULENCE WHILE DESCENDING INTO AIRPORT AT FL160.  AFTER INSPECTION BY THE DOM, THE SPAR WAS DETERMINED TO BE BENT ON BOTH LT & RT WINGS AT APPROX WS 214.00.  THE UPPER WING SKINS & LE SKINS BENT.  UNDERLYING STRUCTURES UNABLE TO BE EVALUATED.  POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RT FUSELAGE.  SECOND LEVEL INSP IAW MM REQUIRED.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.