What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RIGHT TIP TANK UPPER AND LOWER FORWARD ATTACH CASTING. REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2013
- Submitted
- March 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N72CK
- Make and model
- Lear 35A
- Aircraft serial
- 165
- Aircraft time
- 19,147 hours, 12,126 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5710 · Wing Main, Frame Structure
- Part
- Casting
- Part number
- 12235027
- Part serial
- 0000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 19,147 hours, 12,126 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.