What was found
CPCP INSPECTION, RT WING NOSE SPAR CORRODED WS 35.15 TO WS 135. REPLACED NOSE SPAR WITH FACTORY NEW PART IAW AC43.13-1B CHAP 4 PARA 4-57. EMERGENCY MEASURES EXECUTED. NO AIRCRAFT GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2008
- Submitted
- February 12, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N573SA
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC6
- Aircraft serial
- 573
- Aircraft time
- 20,206 hours, 44,600 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A27
- System (JASC)
- 5711 · Wing Spar
- Part
- Spar
- Part number
- C6W105664
- Part serial
- 574
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Rt Wing
- Part time
- 20,206 hours, 44,600 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.