Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Amd FALCONE

Difficulty date
July 17, 2007
Submitted
July 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285TW
Make and model
Amd FALCONE
Aircraft serial
285
Aircraft time
22,773 hours, 17,160 cycles
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Part time
22,773 hours, 17,160 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING TANK AND PLANK INSPECTION THE LT AND RT WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTINGS WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE MINOR CORROSION ON THE LOWER OB SURFACE. THE WINGS WERE DEMATED TO INSURE THAT CORROSION HAD NOT MIGRATED TO BETWEEN THE WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTINGS. CORROSION WAS EVALUATED BY ENGINEERING AND AN ENGINEERING INSTRUCTION WAS ISSUED. CORROSION WAS WORKED IAW THE ENGINEERING INSTRUCTION. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. [CLOSED]