Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Gulstm G1159B

Difficulty date
April 12, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N74A
Make and model
Gulstm G1159B
Aircraft serial
036
Aircraft time
9,724 hours, 7,016 cycles
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
1159W307012
Part serial
0060R
Condition
Corroded
Location
Winglet
Part time
5,720 hours, 3,516 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 RECOMMENDED INSPECTION OF WINGLET ATTACH HARDWARE FOR CORROSION, FOUND CORROSION IN THE WINGLET TO WING ATTACHMENT FITTING. IT APPEARS THIS CORROSION IS THE RESULT OF IMPROPER SEALING OF THE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE SINCE WATER WAS FOUND TRAPPED IN THE ONLY AREA OF CORRSION. THIS CORROSION WAS VERY DEEP AND WAS IN THE VOID BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER BUSHINGS.