What was found
AN AREA OF CORROSION ON THE RT LOWER WING SKIN JUST INBD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE WAS IDENTIFIED. IT IS LOCATED ON THE AFT SKIN EDGE WERE IT IS SECURED TO THE SPAR, IN THE DRY AREA, AROUND WS 72.548 AND APPROXIMATELY 1.0" IN DIAMETER.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2015
- Submitted
- January 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N697AX
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC697B
- Aircraft time
- 23,803 hours, 40,915 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 23,803 hours, 40,915 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.