What was found
WHILE PERFORMING A FUEL LEAK REPAIR, TWO CRACKS WERE NOTICED ON A LT WING RIB, AT WS 131.889. CRACKED RIB REPAIRED IAW LAR 16-BRY-006 REVISION A, BY CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGED SECTION OF RIB 131.889 & SPLICING IN A NEW SECTION.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2016
- Submitted
- February 8, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N175SW
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC621B
- Aircraft time
- 33,250 hours, 52,295 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5712 · Wing, Rib/Bulkhead
- Part
- Rib
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Wing
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.